How to Use matchup in a Sentence

matchup

noun

• Next up: The Thorns head to Orlando for a road matchup with the Pride.
  — oregonlive, 3 June 2023
• The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 11 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 Berkeley poll shows Schiff beating Garvey in a fall matchup, 53% to 38%.
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
• A lot of season has been played since then and Moeller won't dwell on the previous matchup.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
• The following day, the Browns announced that the team’s tight end had been added to the team's injury report ahead of the Oct. 1 matchup against the Ravens.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
• Last Super Bowl matchup saw Chris Jones blow up the 49ers’ offense, so best to run away from him.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• Just getting a couple of guys off their feet and play little bit of a matchup game.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
• The game came a day after Detroit fell to Toronto 12-2 in the opening matchup of the series.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
• De La Salle had won all 14 previous matchups between the teams over the past 11 years, and none were close.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
• In the latter matchup, TCU trailed 4-2 in the 5th inning before taking over.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
• This matchup could end up being much closer than last year.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2023
• Except this time, Utah was without Rising, its hero from the last two matchups.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
• Last year, the Ravens sacked Burrow eight times in three games, including four times in their wild-card matchup.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
• Raw caught somewhat of a break against a tame head-to-head matchup against Monday Night Football, if there is such a thing.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• It’s been more than seven decades since the Rams played the Detroit Lions in the only playoff matchup between the teams.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• Here’s how a few Harford County coaches are seeing the matchup.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
• The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting between these teams this season.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 31 May 2023
• Payton loves to have a matchup problem at the position and is among the best at figuring out how to get that player the ball.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2024
• Chicago was a much more favorable matchup for the rookie, and the Wild, than the Stars, who lead the Western Conference with 105 points.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2024
• At the same time, the value of premier college football matchups continues to rise.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024