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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a strange match" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a pairing or combination that seems unusual or unexpected.
Example: "Their personalities were so different that it made for a strange match in the competition."
Alternatives: "an odd pairing" or "a peculiar combination."
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"It was a strange match," Nadal said.
It was also a strange match to comprehend.
It was a strange match, rendered less competitive by an injury to Mr Nadal.
It was a strange match, you know, because Gisela played her partner.
"It was a strange match because we controlled the game but I have a bad feeling because we conceded," he said.
He was a strange match for the methodical Meyers — "Nancy and I have a history of my starting late," he told me — yet clearly the two of them have arrived at some sort of modus vivendi.
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The Crows settled first, Eddie Betts exploiting a strange match-up with Tom Jonas to kick the game's first two goals.
It was a compelling finish to a profoundly strange match, which was actually three matches in one.
It was a really strange match.
This is a very strange match, there's no discernable rhythm or momentum to it at all.
On the face of it, Schuller and Johnson were a very strange match, the self-made Orange County televangelist and the smoothly moneyed New York architect who was also an atheist and gay.
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