person-to-person

adjective or adverb

: involving two people or going directly from one person to another person

person-to-person communication

The reporter talked person-to-person with the hostage.

Examples of person-to-person in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Experts have previously said recombination of bird flu and seasonal influenza is unlikely because bird flu is not yet showing evidence of person-to-person transmission. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

But there is no known person-to-person spread and the risk to the general public is low, the agency said. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

The various reasons why a woman may want to learn how to shoot a gun and harvest her own meat vary person-to-person, of course, with self-sufficiency and empowerment among them. — Heide Brandes, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Evidence of person-to-person transmission, cases outside the immediate contact network, or credible evidence of a laboratory exposure would all raise the level of concern. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026