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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If no single candidate got a majority of the votes, the top two candidates advanced to a head-to-head runoff.
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Eric McDaniel, NPR, 30 May 2026
But under California’s jungle primary system, the top two vote-getters get to face each other in a head-to-head contest in November, regardless of party.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
Those two will then go head-to-head in November.
—Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
Presumably, the producers dreamt of climactic episodes in which the twins or the husband and wife were head-to-head for elimination or victory, raising the stakes.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
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Eric McDaniel, NPR, 30 May 2026
But under California’s jungle primary system, the top two vote-getters get to face each other in a head-to-head contest in November, regardless of party.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
Those two will then go head-to-head in November.
—Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
Presumably, the producers dreamt of climactic episodes in which the twins or the husband and wife were head-to-head for elimination or victory, raising the stakes.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 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 6 Jun. 2026.
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