Examples of man-for-man in a Sentence
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The third goal was the pick of the bunch for how City manipulated and dismantled Juventus’ man-for-man pressing.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Because their visitors were man-for-man, whoever pressed Ederson would leave a player spare.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Ukrainians don’t have the luxury of matching the Russians man-for-man, tank-for-tank and plane-for-plane.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Because their visitors were man-for-man, whoever pressed Ederson would leave a player spare.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Ukrainians don’t have the luxury of matching the Russians man-for-man, tank-for-tank and plane-for-plane.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Man-for-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-for-man. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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