eyeball-to-eyeball

adverb or adjective

eye·​ball-to-eye·​ball ˈī-ˌbȯl-tü-ˈī-ˌbȯl How to pronounce eyeball-to-eyeball (audio)

Examples of eyeball-to-eyeball in a Sentence

that inexperienced, upstart candidate will be going eyeball-to-eyeball with a senator who's a skilled debater
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Troops who were eyeball-to-eyeball at two points on the frontier in India's Ladakh region in the western Himalayas had begun pulling back, an Indian government source said, heralding an end to the standoff. Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eyeball-to-eyeball was in 1908

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“Eyeball-to-eyeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyeball-to-eyeball. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

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