head-to-head
adverb or adjective
: in a direct confrontation or encounter usually between individuals
Examples of head-to-head in a Sentence
it's fitting that the two best teams during the regular season will go head-to-head for the championship
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Doctors will get a closer look at how Lilly and Novo's pills compare in the coming months when Lilly releases the results of a head-to-head trial of the two, Lilly's Chief Scientific Officer Dan Skovronsky said in an exclusive interview with CNBC.
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Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and husband Jay-Z will once again go head-to-head — this time at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The all-day tournament brings 24 professional and Olympic-level beach volleyball players from across the USA to form six teams — three men’s and three women’s — who will compete head-to-head for a cash prize of $100,000.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Rangers fans should be rooting for the Bronx Bombers in their series since the team holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Red Sox but not the Yankees.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
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Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and husband Jay-Z will once again go head-to-head — this time at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The all-day tournament brings 24 professional and Olympic-level beach volleyball players from across the USA to form six teams — three men’s and three women’s — who will compete head-to-head for a cash prize of $100,000.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Rangers fans should be rooting for the Bronx Bombers in their series since the team holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Red Sox but not the Yankees.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for head-to-head
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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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