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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His commitment gives Michigan its biggest recruiting win of the summer so far and another head-to-head victory against the Crimson Tide, the program Michigan beat in bowl games the past two years.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025
His former teammate George Russell beat Hamilton handily in the head-to-head, though the veteran still showed impressive race pace.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Seeing Fox and Haliburton go head-to-head in the NBA Finals would be a nightmare scenario for Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
Revealed by the White House early Friday, Vance’s West Coast visit t came less than a day after Newsom came up short in another court bid to regain control of the National Guard from Trump via a temporary restraining order, and the two went head-to-head on social media.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025
His former teammate George Russell beat Hamilton handily in the head-to-head, though the veteran still showed impressive race pace.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Seeing Fox and Haliburton go head-to-head in the NBA Finals would be a nightmare scenario for Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
Revealed by the White House early Friday, Vance’s West Coast visit t came less than a day after Newsom came up short in another court bid to regain control of the National Guard from Trump via a temporary restraining order, and the two went head-to-head on social media.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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