Definitions
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- n. Plural form of overmatch.
- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overmatch.
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Examples
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In terms of firepower, the U.S. Navy overmatches the next twenty largest navies combined, many of which are U.S. allies.
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She overmatches Obama in this regard but not by an extraordinary degree.
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He speaks quickly, with a force that overmatches his stature, even carrying himself ramrod-straight.
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Scholarly stuff, James, and it overmatches my grasp of history.
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See how they can not only inflict disasters on a foe who vastly overmatches them in strength, but can prolong a semi-passive resistance long after all decisive battles have been fought.
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If one army greatly overmatches the other, the weaker side will probably retire without risking a contest.
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Individual to individual, American manhood overmatches the best in Europe; but manhood is only an essential part of a lieutenant, a captain, or a major.
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The backwoodsmen, wonted to vigorous athletic pastimes, and to fierce brawls among themselves, were generally overmatches for the Indians in hand-to-hand struggles.
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The new sloops that I have mentioned as being built proved themselves the best possible vessels for this kind of work; they were fast enough to escape from most cruisers of superior force, and were overmatches for any British flush-decked ship, that is, for any thing below the rank of the frigate-built corvettes of the _Cyane's_ class.
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"John, if you ever get in a fight with a man that overmatches you, take one of his hands in both of yours, and let him strike as he may, but get one of his fingers in your mouth and then bite it, and hold on until he gives up," he had said.
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