toe-to-toe
adjective or adverb
: slugging it out at or as if at close range
a toe-to-toe confrontation over the new policy
Examples of toe-to-toe in a Sentence
mom-and-pop grocery stores are usually wildly outmatched when they go toe-to-toe with large chain stores
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Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith went toe-to-toe in the Ultimate Pool Women's Pro Series Event 2 at Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Despite being wonderfully designed and able to go toe-to-toe mechanically with any other fighting game out there, City of the Wolves doesn’t quite do enough to differentiate itself from its peers.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
The successful council members need to therefore have team working abilities (with their fellow council members and with the mayor of the city) as well as have professional/real world experience to go toe-to-toe with the city management staff.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
The Golden State is going toe-to-toe with President Donald Trump on tariffs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Despite being wonderfully designed and able to go toe-to-toe mechanically with any other fighting game out there, City of the Wolves doesn’t quite do enough to differentiate itself from its peers.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
The successful council members need to therefore have team working abilities (with their fellow council members and with the mayor of the city) as well as have professional/real world experience to go toe-to-toe with the city management staff.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
The Golden State is going toe-to-toe with President Donald Trump on tariffs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for toe-to-toe
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“Toe-to-toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toe-to-toe. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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