head-to-head
adverb or adjective
: in a direct confrontation or encounter usually between individuals
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Examples of head-to-head in a Sentence
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On Wednesday, Kennedy challenged Biden to agree that whichever of them did worse in a head-to-head poll in the fall would drop out of the race to prevent Trump being elected to a second term.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
There were five head-to-head challenges with each team member responsible for a sausage dish and the winning chef scoring a run for their team.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
No incumbent president should ever want to be near 43 percent in a head-to-head ballot test.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 May 2024
The previous record was set in 1980, when Republican Ronald Reagan and Independent John Anderson went head-to-head on Sept. 21.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 1 May 2024
The chefs went head-to-head with the panel of judges raising a blue or yellow flag during each inning to indicate their favorite of the two dishes.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024
This one competes head-to-head with Intel's 10th gen i9.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
But the head-to-head results shifted when voters were offered multiple candidates rather than just Biden and Trump.
—USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Real Madrid leads the head-to-head results, with 104 wins to Barcelona’s 100.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
There were five head-to-head challenges with each team member responsible for a sausage dish and the winning chef scoring a run for their team.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
No incumbent president should ever want to be near 43 percent in a head-to-head ballot test.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 May 2024
The previous record was set in 1980, when Republican Ronald Reagan and Independent John Anderson went head-to-head on Sept. 21.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 1 May 2024
The chefs went head-to-head with the panel of judges raising a blue or yellow flag during each inning to indicate their favorite of the two dishes.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024
This one competes head-to-head with Intel's 10th gen i9.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
But the head-to-head results shifted when voters were offered multiple candidates rather than just Biden and Trump.
—USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Real Madrid leads the head-to-head results, with 104 wins to Barcelona’s 100.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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