How to Use man-for-man in a Sentence

man-for-man

adjective

• Leeds went man-for-man across the City half and hunted for errors.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
• Sam Lee Was Howe right to stick with his man-for-man approach?
  — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
• Having tried basically all possible tactics at this ground before, Howe was bold and went for a man-for-man approach off the ball.
  — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
• By the time the ball has reached the full-back, Marseille have locked on man-for-man, leaving Castello Lukeba little choice but to find a team-mate under pressure.
  — Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
• However, his attempts to introduce a more aggressive man-for-man pressing style also place higher physical demands on already tired players.
  — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
• Against a team of higher quality, Portugal were less able to prevent Colombia from building through the pitch, with a staggered front three in their defensive shape as Vitinha and Ruben Neves went man-for-man in the middle.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 July 2026