grudge match

noun

: a contest or fight between players, teams, etc., who dislike each other

The race had turned into a grudge match between the two teams.

Examples of grudge match in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Releasing Fauci’s personal notes fuels grudge match instead of reform. — Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Nick Aldis relinquished his duties as SmackDown General Manager to challenge Gunther to a grudge match amid months of tension with Gunther that inevitably became physical. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Words were exchanged and players separated in the grudge match by the third minute. — Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Ohio State-Michigan is the nation’s most prominent grudge match, but that feeling is not unique. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for grudge match

• isopach
• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• bache
• batch
• brach