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
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Preliminary analysis of the virus’ genetic sequence from the poultry worker in Colorado does not show any changes in the virus that would increase the severity of illness, ease person-to-person transmission or lessen the effectiveness of Tamiflu treatment, Shah said.
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Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
In fact, multiple studies show that being cured of hepatitis C improves overall health and reduces person-to-person transmission.
—Sara Lorenz Taki and Lipi Roy, STAT, 16 July 2024
The rash can last up to four weeks, with the disease usually spreading through close person-to-person or skin-to-skin contact.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
No household contacts of the farmworker have developed symptoms and there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, Herlihy said.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
In fact, multiple studies show that being cured of hepatitis C improves overall health and reduces person-to-person transmission.
—Sara Lorenz Taki and Lipi Roy, STAT, 16 July 2024
The rash can last up to four weeks, with the disease usually spreading through close person-to-person or skin-to-skin contact.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
No household contacts of the farmworker have developed symptoms and there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, Herlihy said.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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“Person-to-person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person-to-person. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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