head-to-head
adverb or adjective
: in a direct confrontation or encounter usually between individuals
teams competing head-to-head for the championship
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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Going head-to-head with Grand Theft Auto 6 — even before Rockstar’s own delay shifted GTA 6 to November — would have been a brutal calendar collision.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
City have never drawn against Bournemouth in the Premier League, which makes that stubborn streak an unusual wrinkle in this head-to-head.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 16 May 2026
This comes with the obvious caveat that head-to-head success in May is irrelevant by October.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens go head-to-head in Rio de Janeiro in Week 3.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
City have never drawn against Bournemouth in the Premier League, which makes that stubborn streak an unusual wrinkle in this head-to-head.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 16 May 2026
This comes with the obvious caveat that head-to-head success in May is irrelevant by October.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens go head-to-head in Rio de Janeiro in Week 3.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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 19 May. 2026.
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