How to Use one-on-one in a Sentence

one-on-one

adjective or adverb
  • Great with the team, great one-on-one.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The first one-on-one goes to Cheryl.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
  • So far, their paths haven't crossed in a one-on-one match.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Nate is going to beat guys one-on-one.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There will be a one-on-one date this week, as well as a group date.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Fastest player on any field, get him one-on-one in space.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Your job is not to sit there and engage and have a one-on-one.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Vesce said all of the sessions are one-on-one or in small groups.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Both are known as doubles games, though both can be played one-on-one.
    Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • Marella will take on Stacks one-on-one.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • There were three fights in the first nine seconds, tidy one-on-one bouts.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
  • There are 12 one-on-one matches.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Debbie got this week's one-on-one date with Mel.
    Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But this isn’t a simple one-on-one duel.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The slotted finish from a one-on-one.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Kim liked having a little one-on-one time with him too.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • No questions offered in that one-on-one scrum.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Fraser tries to explain all of this to her in a one-on-one.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Kim likes having a little one-on-one time with him, too.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Players rarely test his one-on-one defense.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Ciro is more explosive, more one-on-one.
    Karli Bendlin, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Even turning off your phone during a one-on-one can build trust.
    Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Car time is often one-on-one time with each of our daughters.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 June 2026
  • But here, instructors worked one-on-one or even two to a child.
    Jennifer Peltz, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
  • Anyone can sign up for the one-on-one time, but only twice a month.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Spending one-on-one time with your child helps strengthen your bond.
    Margery D. Rosen, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Nicolle closed out her routine with a rhyme that won her the one-on-one date that night.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Jenn gave Sam a rose at the end of their one-on-one date.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2024
  • His next one-on-one was with Debbie, 65.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This week begins with this next round of one-on-one dates for each of the farmers.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024

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