How to Use matchup in a Sentence

matchup

noun

• A lot has changed since that matchup against the Dodgers.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
• When the Knicks tried to press that matchup, Green held up.
  — Chris Manning, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• Their next matchup will take place on the home turf of the Lynx on May 16.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2023
• But, on the field, this is a true matchup of heavyweights.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 12 Feb. 2023
• Next up: The Thorns head to Orlando for a road matchup with the Pride.
  — oregonlive, 3 June 2023
• Biden and Trump remained tied 46% in a head-to-head matchup.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
• The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 11 Aug. 2023
• This isn’t a great matchup for the Browns, who want to run and play-action off that.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
• But this may be the toughest matchup left on the schedule.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 4 Dec. 2022
• Trump has 46% support among U.S. adults and Biden 44% in a head-to-head matchup.
  — Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 May 2024
• That allowed Bochy to set up the lefty-lefty matchup, which worked out fine.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• The matchup Friday is the fourth time these teams square off this season.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 7 July 2023
• That figures to be the script in this matchup, with the Falcons pulling away in the second half.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• But still, there’s plenty for Democrats to like about such a matchup.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
• The matchup will mark the Knicks’ league-leading 57th game on Christmas.
  — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
• In the co-main event slot, Brad Tavares faces Park Jun-yong in a middleweight matchup.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
• Indy then have matchups against the Browns, Saints and Panthers.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
• Swift was part of the crowd cheering on the Chiefs in their matchup against the Chicago Bears Sunday.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• The top brews have been seeded and placed on the bracket for round-by-round, head-to-head matchups.
  — The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
• The opening odds for this matchup had Rabadanov as a big -355 favorite.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• Jung won the intense matchup, and tied the game at two runs, with an RBI single to right field.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2023
• The winner of this matchup earns the conference’s No. 7 playoff seed to face the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
• Fox was hoping the matchup of two top teams in the Super Bowl and a close game would lead to a record night.
  — Joe Reedy, ajc, 14 Feb. 2023
• Granada got the best of SRV in the first matchup, but the Wolves won the next two in dominant fashion.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
• After tonight’s matchup, the Tigers and M’s wrap up the series with a 4:10 p.m. start on Sunday.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2023
• The matchup also served as a preview for the Games, with the teams scheduled to meet in a Group C clash in Paris.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 21 July 2024
• Wednesday’s matchup is part of the Big 12-Big East Battle, now in its fourth year.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2022
• Up next for the Wings is a Wednesday night home matchup with the Buffalo Sabres.
  — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2022
• Thuc Nhi Nguyen’s pick: The Chargers wanted this matchup for a reason.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
• What stood out from their first playoff matchup and how might that move forward into their upcoming contest?
  — Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 28 Jan 2025