Examples of return match in a Sentence
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After the first leg in Bahrain ended in a 0-0, New Zealand needed a win in the return match at home to qualify for the World Cup.
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
The Avs play Sunday at home against the Islanders and then travel to Long Island for the return match in less than three weeks.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2025
During a recent Busted Open Podcast discussion, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray, also known as Bubba Dudley, gave his thoughts about AJ's return match.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
San Diego will play a return match in Salt Lake City on July 20.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Paris Saint-Germain took a 4-0 lead on Barcelona in 2017 only to fall 6-1 in the return match.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
The Avs play Sunday at home against the Islanders and then travel to Long Island for the return match in less than three weeks.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2025
During a recent Busted Open Podcast discussion, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray, also known as Bubba Dudley, gave his thoughts about AJ's return match.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
San Diego will play a return match in Salt Lake City on July 20.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Paris Saint-Germain took a 4-0 lead on Barcelona in 2017 only to fall 6-1 in the return match.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Return match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20match. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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