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

Public health officials have evidence that this measles outbreak was spread from person-to-person. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 24 Aug. 2026

Direct person-to-person transmission is unlikely, according to the CDC, because the parasite outside a human body takes one to two weeks to become infectious. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 21 July 2026

The parasite spreads when people eat food or drink water that was contaminated with feces, and almost never spreads via direct person-to-person transmission, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

In many cases, people contract the disease by inhaling tiny droplets of contaminated water; Legionnaire's doesn't spread person-to-person. — ABC News, 14 July 2026