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.
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While harvests play less of a role today, the magic of the person-to-person interactions remains.
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Bernadette Keith, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
The disease does not spread from person-to-person, but outbreaks can occur if the bacteria makes its way into a building's water supply.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Try to approach this from a person-to-person place.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Other factors may be involved, such as digital information overload and a decline in person-to-person contact.
—Kaila Witkowski, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
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Bernadette Keith, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
The disease does not spread from person-to-person, but outbreaks can occur if the bacteria makes its way into a building's water supply.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Try to approach this from a person-to-person place.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Other factors may be involved, such as digital information overload and a decline in person-to-person contact.
—Kaila Witkowski, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for person-to-person
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“Person-to-person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person-to-person. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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