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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Beyond distance, the mission also logged a symbolic milestone, with ground teams sending what is believed to be the longest person-to-person message ever transmitted, highlighting the evolving nature of human communication in deep space.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
That suggests that person-to-person variability may be important, but the effect is still large enough to overcome person-to-person differences, at least in the earlier retrospective analysis.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
The second horizontal swath, in the middle of the triangle, represents customized person-to-person inquiry.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
There has not been any evidence of person-to-person spread.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
That suggests that person-to-person variability may be important, but the effect is still large enough to overcome person-to-person differences, at least in the earlier retrospective analysis.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
The second horizontal swath, in the middle of the triangle, represents customized person-to-person inquiry.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
There has not been any evidence of person-to-person spread.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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 10 Apr. 2026.
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