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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The Lionsgate and Blumhouse-produced series follows Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) who, fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery) and his law school girlfriend Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman).
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Peter White, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
That is up from Politico's previous poll, conducted at the beginning of June, which showed Porter with 6 percent in a head-to-head matchup.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
As Luke highlighted while assessing the teammate head-to-head battle, George Russell has a significant pace edge over Antonelli, going 13-1 in qualifying and the average gap between them sitting at -0.406s (Russell).
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The first game of the season features the Iowa State Cyclones going head-to-head against the Kansas State Wildcats at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 9 p.m. PT/12 p.m.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
That is up from Politico's previous poll, conducted at the beginning of June, which showed Porter with 6 percent in a head-to-head matchup.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
As Luke highlighted while assessing the teammate head-to-head battle, George Russell has a significant pace edge over Antonelli, going 13-1 in qualifying and the average gap between them sitting at -0.406s (Russell).
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The first game of the season features the Iowa State Cyclones going head-to-head against the Kansas State Wildcats at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 9 p.m. PT/12 p.m.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 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 27 Aug. 2025.
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