How to Use overmatch in a Sentence

overmatch

verb
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  • The Vikings will be outmanned, overmatched and on the road.
    — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Yes, the Flyers got bounced in the first round and they were overmatched.
    — Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 13 May 2018
  • For one of the first times in the Steve Kerr era, the Warriors appeared overmatched.
    — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 7 June 2019
  • You don’t get overmatched with blow-bys and things like that.
    — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 18 Oct. 2017
  • That just goes to show how overmatched the Warriors are from night-to-night.
    — Geoff Clark, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 12 Jan. 2020
  • They haven’t been overmatched at all, and their best game was their last one.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2019
  • And for the first 40 minutes, the Vikings appeared overmatched.
    — Kyle Stackpole, Howard County Times, 20 Sep. 2017
  • The Ducks are overmatched, but less so with Herbert in the lineup.
    — OregonLive.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • By the end of the first quarter, the Cavs’ frontcourt looked overmatched, getting outscored 29-8.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The others in this field of five are simply overmatched.
    — courant.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The Texans don't look overmatched against the Seahawks.
    — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Tell me various Dodgers did not step up to the plate and seemed overmatched by it all.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The Blazers looked overmatched against the Jazz until the fourth quarter.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The boys matched up well in the sprint and hurdle events but were overmatched in the distance events, falling to the Eagles 76-60.
    — Dan Brown, Ramona Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2018
  • This was not a matter of a young team that was simply overmatched.
    — Jason Jones, sacbee, 29 Oct. 2017
  • When Maradona put one past overmatched Greece himself, a grown man held up a sign.
    — Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
  • They are rarely overmatched so completely in the same game.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Hagans looked overmatched with more turnovers (three) than points (two).
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2019
  • They were often overmatched up front against the run, leaving the back end exposed.
    — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • A day after being held to one hit, the Orioles were overmatched against Bieber (3-2).
    — Steve Herrick, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2019
  • McMahon was a bit lost last season and often overmatched at the plate.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Tocci has shown his fine glove work, which is his calling card, but has looked overmatched at times at the plate.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 7 Mar. 2018
  • But the Hornets were overmatched on The Farm, buffaloed and battered but not unbowed.
    — Joe Davidson, sacbee.com, 2 June 2017
  • Rookie Michael Chavis, who has been overmatched for the better part of three weeks, batted cleanup.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2019
  • Louisville won its 13th straight game, routing overmatched Notre Dame.
    — Staff Reports, Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Williams had his ups and downs, but the former fourth-round pick from Oklahoma was far from overmatched.
    — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 24 June 2017
  • But Owings has been overmatched by major league pitching since the start of the 2018 season.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Barrett was overmatched in that second start against the Hokies three years ago.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Imagine, though, if the Giants score three points in a Week 1 loss in Dallas and Manning looks overmatched.
    — Pat Leonard, courant.com, 17 June 2019
  • Boynton Beach was overmatched, but Jackson would not let his team go down quietly.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 25 Nov. 2019

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