How to Use "Match" with Example Sentences

match (n): a sports game; two of the same; a fire starter

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Used with verbs:

"I finally met my match."
(met)

"They lost the match."
(lost, won, watched, saw)

"We went to the final match."
(went to)

"I have a match on Friday."
(have)

"She struck the match."
(struck, lit, blew out)

"I can't find the match to my sock."
(find)

"The curtains make a good match with the bedding."
(make)

Used with nouns:

"I have a box of matches."
(box, book)

Used with adjectives:

"We watched the tennis match on TV."
(tennis, soccer, football, chess, boxing)

"We saw the championship match together."
(championship, semi-final, final, home, away)

"I'm practicing for a big match tomorrow."
(big, important)

"We watched an exciting match between two rivals."
(exciting, thrilling)

"She held a lit match."
(lit)

"These two are a perfect match."
(perfect, exact, good, excellent)

Used with prepositions:

"We played a match in San Diego over the weekend."
(in)

"We played a match against our rival."
(against, with)

"They left during the match."
(during)

"He is no match for me."
(for)

"It's a great match between the two teams."
(between)

match (v): to make a pair; to combine two things

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Used with verbs:

"The agency tries to match people with similar interests."
(tries to, fails to)

Used with adverbs:

"The little boy correctly matched the pairs together."
(correctly, carefully)

"The shoes match perfectly with her dress."
(perfectly, nicely)

"The colors match exactly."
(exactly, precisely, closely)

"The two people match well."
(well)

"The pieces do not match up."
(up)

Used with prepositions:

"The dating service tries to match people with similar interests."
(with)