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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Misiorowski won head-to-head matchups with 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw as a rookie.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
In their head-to-head meetings in NWSL play, Angel City has a 4-2-4 mark.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 8 May 2026
While a head-to-head study pitting the Wegovy pill and Foundayo against each other has yet to be conducted, other trials have shown the former to lead to more weight loss on average.
—Elsa Ohlen,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The head-to-head reads in Arsenal’s favour.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
In their head-to-head meetings in NWSL play, Angel City has a 4-2-4 mark.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 8 May 2026
While a head-to-head study pitting the Wegovy pill and Foundayo against each other has yet to be conducted, other trials have shown the former to lead to more weight loss on average.
—Elsa Ohlen,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The head-to-head reads in Arsenal’s favour.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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