1
: with the head or front making the initial contact
the cars collided head-on
2
: in direct opposition, confrontation, or contradiction
met the problem head-on
1
: having the front facing in the direction of initial contact or line of sight
a head-on collision
2
: frontal sense 2b
a head-on confrontation
Examples of head-on in a Sentence
Adverb
the underdog team met its more talented opponent head-on and won the hockey game through sheer grit
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Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Neff is accused of driving a Dodge pickup the wrong direction down the highway in Carneys Point Township, crashing head-on into the teenagers’ car.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
Many of its rivals are also racing head-on into the EV market.
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Adverb
The 18-year-old continued on in the sedan, before crashing head-on with another pickup truck, driven by 21-year-old Scott Hakes, Action News Jax reported.
—Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Neff is accused of driving a Dodge pickup the wrong direction down the highway in Carneys Point Township, crashing head-on into the teenagers’ car.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Raquel Leviss will be addressing her actions head-on.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
Many of its rivals are also racing head-on into the EV market.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2023
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“Head-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-on. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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