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Definition of overmatch
transitive verb
1 : to be more than a match for : defeat
2 : to match with a superior opponent
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Examples of overmatch in a Sentence
an indomitable spirit that no amount of adversity could overmatch
Recent Examples of overmatch from the Web
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A night after tempers flared and manager Andy Green described a victory as the preferred response, the Padres were overmatched once again in Saturday’s 8-0 defeat at Petco Park.
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But his squad may be overmatched against Johnson’s power lineup of Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, Lebron James and Shaquille O’Neal.
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ANOTHERTEQUILASHOT ran well in her debut and was overmatched in the Regret.
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Williams had his ups and downs, but the former fourth-round pick from Oklahoma was far from overmatched.
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But May was overmatched at the plate in his first big-league stint and Garcia looked solid playing every day, so the Sox sent May back to Triple-A Charlotte for more development.
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Its opponents in those first few decades of existence ran the full range of obscure to comically overmatched and historic.
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Comey’s testimony portrayed Sessions as either being overmatched in a corrupt administration or participating in obstruction of justice.
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Looking at other games, there were simply situations where the Browns were overmatched.
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First Known Use of overmatch
14th century
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