How to Use outmatch in a Sentence

outmatch

verb
  • Ohio State was outmatched along the line of scrimmage.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • He was completely outmatched by her and wise enough to know it.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Bryson was outmatched from the start and trailed the entirety of the game.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Miocic puts up a fight, but is clearly outmatched from the first round.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Thomas also had to outmatch one of the hottest young golfers around over the last couple of years.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 23 May 2022
  • The Longhorns looked outmatched by the Gators for most of the contest.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But it was outmatched in comfort compared to the big dawg chairs that made our final list.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 21 Apr. 2025
  • In both of those losses, Seattle was outmatched up front.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The nights, alone with your thoughts, outmatched by uncertainty, can be the worst.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • So, while great whites are dominant predators, they’re outmatched by the orca.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2024
  • Australia got the win, even as it was outmatched in on-target shots by a 7-to-4 margin.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Large equipment can be hazardous to operate safely, and a large stump can outmatch a large skid steer.
    — Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The Red Sox looked woefully outmatched by teams built to go the distance.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
  • The fire erupted and quickly outmatched the firefighters who were called to respond.
    — Brianna Sacks, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Ata and Rocky try to outmatch Lia’s promotion with a stable of new big-name wrestlers.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The food, cooked from scratch, is outmatched only by the legendary oversized cinnamon rolls.
    — Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
  • This team was completely outmatched on Sunday.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2025
  • But still, as most fans observed at the end of last season, Cersei is hopelessly outmatched.
    — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 23 July 2017
  • Easton’s massive ego might only be outmatched by his temper.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Though the Lions attempted to come back, they were simply outmatched the entire game.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • On Wednesday night the Phoenix Suns were outmatched by the Lakers for one half.
    — Tania Ganguli, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Greece hung around despite being outmatched in terms of NBA talent.
    — NBC News, 28 July 2024
  • The Bears outmatch the Frogs and should be in contention for the Big 12 title.
    — Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Princeton is outmatched at every position and has no one that will be able to play with the size of Arizona’s top two stars.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Thailand, ranked Number 34 in the world, was clearly outmatched even though the team has shown progress on the world stage.
    — Washington Post, 11 June 2019
  • Rotations were unbalanced, your size was outdone and your defense got outmatched.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • Fatigue was likely a factor here, but Montreal was just outmatched.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Kentucky was outmatched, and the 42-13 result shouldn’t shock anybody.
    — Joe Mussatto, ajc, 18 Nov. 2017
  • The battle is on between Andrew Luck’s brain and his shoulder, and that shoulder is outmatched.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2018
  • Joyner’s point, in part, was that the Raiders’ secondary had not been simply outmatched by the speed of the Chiefs’ offense.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2019

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