Example Sentences

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Mismatched travel-size bottles of shampoo and lotion make her itch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Mismatched shoes sometimes originated from losing a shoe, just as multicolored shoe strings often came from not having a set of shoestrings for all of your shoes – necessity.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024

Mismatched morning-show hosts end up hooking up in the Hawaii-set TV movie “You Had Me at Aloha.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2021

Mismatched or dated fixtures won’t impress potential homebuyers, so update them with budget-friendly, on-trend buys from a hardware or big-box store.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2020

Mismatched candles in silver candelabras, burning in sets of three, surround the desk in the center of the room.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern