How to Use mismatch in a Sentence

mismatch

1 of 2 noun
  • This one looks like a mismatch.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • Still, point spread feels fat even for what seems a mismatch.
    — Greg Cote october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There was always a bit of a mismatch there.
    — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There is also a mismatch in scale.
    — Andrew S. Boutros, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The biggest mismatch of the week.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That mismatch can have ripple effects on your body and health.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Health, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That mismatch shows up clearly in the data.
    — Michael Wystrach, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The mismatch, though, still has many critics looking for a catch.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The core issue is a volume mismatch.
    — Allison Palmer updated June 4, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
  • The core issue is a volume mismatch.
    — Allison Palmer june 2, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
  • That mismatch is a major warning sign.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This mismatch is central to the challenge.
    — Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The same potential mismatch is there when the Pats pass.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Clean up any mismatch between what the finance system shows and what the bank shows.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Even if the message looks polished, a small mismatch can reveal a scam.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • For years, the supply side has received the bulk of blame for the great housing mismatch.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Like training a dog, the solution to that mismatch is to try, try, and try again.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And that mismatch has resulted in hurt (perhaps, hurt on both sides).
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • There’s also the life cycle mismatch.
    — April Roach,tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • What accounts for this severe mismatch?
    — Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That mismatch is a major source of risk in AI adoption.
    — Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
  • My friend was skeptical enough to notice the mismatch and mention it to me.
    — Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The mismatch is widening, and so are the consequences.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • As a result of that mismatch, the buyer must issue an enormous slug of new stock to score.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • As a result of this mismatch, the occasional month will host two full moons.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • That mismatch puts the Broncos more in the middle of the pack in these rankings.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Those are mismatches that having two really good tight ends does for you.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Using this mismatch, the researchers were able to find the exact value of the new force.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Yet the market odds effectively treat this as a mismatch ahead of kick-off.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • That mismatch is where the real problem begins.
    — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

mismatch

2 of 2 verb
  • This means the flu shots are mismatched to the virus.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The pink and blue mismatched Nike sneakers.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The men sleep in rooms packed with long cushions and mismatched sheets and blankets.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Get rid of scratched broiling pans and mismatched pots and choose a new, gleaming set.
    — Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Big, small, hand-drawn, mismatched—the funkier the better!
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The couches are ripping at the seams and the chairs are rickety and mismatched.
    — Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Southern Living, 18 July 2023
  • As a result, the cars are often made up of mismatching colored parts.
    — Zolan Kanno-Youngs Marian Carrasquero, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Swap out worn or mismatched towels for hotel-style options in white or neutral tones.
    — Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Every room is a blast of colors and patterns, all mismatched on purpose.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In the book this attraction is made to feel entirely mismatched.
    — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • The other messages flanking the banners are just as mismatched.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Each duo might be destined or mismatched; the question is how to discern the difference.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But those that do so can mismatch with pollinators that emerge ahead of schedule as a result of warm weather.
    — Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Ditch mismatched containers in favor of this Pyrex set that’s on sale for just $28.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • Try mushroom motifs, mismatched floral dishware, and lots of plant imagery to channel this look in any space.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2023
  • Stacks of matching fabric bundles will look calmer and more cohesive than mismatched plastic bins.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Rogan’s mouth movements are mismatched to the audio, and his voice sounds unnatural at times.
    — Stuart A. Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The wood, stone, greenery, and metal in this space work together to look layered and cozy, not cluttered or mismatched.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Here, mismatched buildings sprawl under the heavy stench of diesel and rising humidity.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Damaged or mismatched gold and silver jewelry The junk jewelry dish may not be junk at all.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Coverage is the concern, with spotty zone awareness/spacing and the risk of being mismatched in man.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Born three years apart, Newhart and Rickles weren’t as mismatched as their stage personas and career paths might suggest.
    — Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • At the same time, work that is mismatched can increase stress and contribute to burnout or symptom exacerbation.
    — Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 1 May 2026
  • Instead, this year's flu vaccine appears to be mismatched against the virus because it was formulated before the strain emerged.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
  • With only one spare set of synthetic clothes, rinsed out along the way and dried in the sun, every piece of apparel is now faded, shabby and mismatched.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • The Baker’s Wife’s concept is a soufflé and thus mismatched to the talents of its songwriter.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
  • If you’re plainly mismatched (ahem), then let that express itself organically and see what happens.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The core of the experience may be a sense of dislocation, of being newly and scarily mismatched to the world.
    — Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • The lawsuit said that amount was inflated by mismatching income and expense periods.
    — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The portfolio is mismatched to their capacity.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025

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