Examples of overmatch in a Sentence

an indomitable spirit that no amount of adversity could overmatch

Recent Examples on the Web But the Rockets were so overmatched in the first half, they were outscored 22-0 in second-chance points. — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2020 Sharapova was Williams’s great if overmatched foil, on the court and in American culture. — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2020 But the youngest sibling appeared overmatched his first college season, failing to catch a pass while toiling as a run blocker who wore No. — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2020 YouTube is filled with reels of the 18-year-old detonating on overmatched high schoolers, dropping out of the sky to pummel shots into the stands and weaving through traffic to score as if defenders were training cones. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 10 Apr. 2020 In the early stages of these kinds of crises, local officials try to avoid blame from Beijing by hiding information about outbreaks and the extent to which health facilities are overmatched. — Ian Bremmer, Time, 6 Feb. 2020 The Colts were a sieve in the passing game in the final four weeks, able to stop only overmatched Carolina rookie Will Grier. — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2019 Taggart, who was successful at South Florida and went 7-5 in his one season coaching Oregon, appears like he might be overmatched in Tallahassee. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019 For now, consider all the ways the Braves, who lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 on Monday, are better than the 2018 version that looked overmatched against the Dodgers. — Dave Sheinin, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2019 See More

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