How to Use face-off in a Sentence

face-off

1 of 2 noun

• He is widely known as the best face-off man in the sport.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
• Pole vault face-off: The under-the-radar showdown of the meet?
  — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
• In early June, a Biden-Trump face-off looked like an even match.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
• As for how that Miles versus Miles face-off will go down?
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 2 June 2023
• The duo looked like they were geared up for some middle-school pool party face-off.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
• The ordeal leads to one last face-off between her and Myers.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• Through the opening 20 minutes, Tkachuk had three shots on net — two from the blue line and one from the face-off circle.
  — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
• On grass, clay, and hardcourt, the two battled 40 times, with Nadal winning 24 of those face-offs.
  — Big Think, 20 June 2024
• As such, damage to the port surely has the effect of weakening Iran’s hand in the face-off.
  — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
• And there’s not a roundhouse kick or a high-octane pistol face-off in sight.
  — Clifford Coonan, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
• Just 26 seconds later, Mariemont won a face-off and Milo Lysaght’s goal tied the game at 3-3.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023
• In a face-off against Queen Vision, Ami twists and contorts her body to its limits.
  — Meron Menghistab, Allure, 27 June 2024
• Vote in the ultimate taco face-off, the shell-ebration is almost here.
  — Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2025
• Following the game, Ronde, 49, said he was relieved their face-offs were over.
  — Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
• And North also has a rejoinder for this year’s face-off.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 May 2025
• Each week will feature a new flavor face-off for guests to order.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
• Each week will feature a new flavor face-off for guests to order.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
• So scroll down and take a minute to go through these head-to-head face-offs and help decide which 14 taco restaurants will move on to round 2 next week.
  — Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
• Of course, Buss attended her team’s face-off against the Denver Nuggets and made a point to pose with Hudson during the game.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
• Of course, Buss attended her team’s face-off against the Denver Nuggets and made a point to pose with Hudson during the game.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
• So scroll down and take a minute to go through these head-to-head face-offs and help decide which 16 locations will move on to round 2 next week.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2024
• After this tense face-off, the bear — who towers over the small pig — backs down, sits for a while, and then runs away from its small but mighty challenger.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
• Marcott said that success in the third quarter starts with winning face-offs.
  — Nick Celario, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
• Recent polls show a tighter-than-expected race between Biden and Trump in a 2024 face-off.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
• Each face-off starts off genial, so Christian tries to stir up some drama about why so-and-so picked such-and-such for war.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 28 July 2023
• But this race is shaping up as a face-off between Henderson and Hayes.
  — Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
• Trump visited the park last February at the height of the state’s face-off with then-President Joe Biden.
  — Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
• But even as fans watched the action on the ice, another kind of face-off isn't far from the minds of Erie County residents.
  — Don Gonyea, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
• The movie ends in a face-off between the father and his family at an ancient desert ruins.
  — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
• The top candidates are two old white guys who have held the job before and are repeating their face-off from four years ago.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024

face off

2 of 2 verb

• The two will face off in the first round of the Home Run Derby, too.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
• This is not the same caliber of team the 49ers played the last time the squads faced off in the Super Bowl.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
• The winners of those matches will face off on the 17th in the final.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024
• The episode also brought back the dance-offs, where pairs faced off head-to-head in the same dance style.
  — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
• The two teams will next face off in Game 3 in the Bay Area on Saturday.
  — Matias Grez, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
• The game marks the fourth time in five seasons that the Chiefs and Bills will face off in the postseason.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
• The two Wolf Men face off and Blake bites open his father’s throat, killing him.
  — William Earl, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
• The Arizona Coyotes face off — on the ice — for the last time on Wednesday.
  — The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
• Earlier in the week, the brothers faced off on the field for the first time since the 2023 Super Bowl.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• In the free-to-play game, teams of five face off and play agents with unique abilities.
  — Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• Last season was the first time White Hall and Pine Bluff faced off on the football field.
  — I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2023
• Under state law, that means both will face off again on Dec. 6.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
• The length of the potential Hill-Lyles face off is still unclear.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
• The two deepest starting lineups in the league face off.
  — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 19 May 2025
• The two will face off on key issues starting at 9 p.m. ET.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2024
• Next month’s contest will see two men named Chris face off for PM.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023
• The two leading teams will then face off on the ninth hole to determine the winner.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2023
• But then there were the post-surgery stages, which begin when Edward peels his face off.
  — Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2024
• The candidates will face off for the trio of seats in November.
  — The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
• The tournament consists of a round-robin where all four teams will face off.
  — Jackson Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2024
• The Mavs and Suns last faced off in one of the most entertaining games last season on March 5.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
• Everyone knew what was at stake, in terms of getting a chance to see the brothers face off in the big game.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2023
• Costumed artists take the stage armed with markers and face off on a 6-foot-high, 12-foot-long canvas.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• The blacks and the greens are both gathering their forces, dragons and new allies to face off in a bloody, fiery battle to the death.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 17 June 2024
• He is set to face off against President Biden in a 2020 rematch.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
• The two could face off in 2026 for the U.S. Senate seat Ossoff currently holds.
  — Drew Kann, ajc, 9 Sep. 2023
• The winner in the Senate will face off against Democrat Toni Ferro.
  — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
• These aren’t the only Huntsville musicians who can rock your face off live.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 27 Mar. 2023
• Brandon Ingram facing off against Ben Simmons in 2016 had that venue buzzing.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 July 2025
• The two winners of the May 6 mayoral primary election will face off in the general election on Nov. 4.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025