How to Use one-to-one in a Sentence
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The ratio of oats to liquid is one-to-one, so one part oats to one part milk.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
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The ratio of bread to allium looks to be about one-to-one.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
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Game code, assets and libraries aren’t a one-to-one fit.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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But the comparisons to our real tech moguls aren’t one-to-one.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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The goal from the get-go was never to create a one-to-one recreation, so what was that driving tenet?
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
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Not a one-to-one Genndy [clone], but a Genndy level of person.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 June 2024
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For a $30 swapping fee, participants can bring up to 20 items for one-to-one swaps.
—Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
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And not with contract language that has a one-to-one ratio of promises to loopholes.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
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Once the update arrives, users can tap any one-to-one or group exchange and select the lock option.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 16 May 2023
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And, of course, the new yacht product will boast Four Seasons’ renowned service standards, with a one-to-one staff to guest ratio.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
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Can aluminum foil be used as a one-to-one substitute for parchment?
—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
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Brands need to figure out how to break through, and the way to do that is by creating a one-to-one connection with a customer.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
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Mix your blooming gel and white gel color in a one-to-one ratio and apply this on top of your base color.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 27 June 2023
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As such, Kim explains, some events will have a strict one-to-one adaptation, while others will be remixed.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
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Turn one-to-one coaching into a group program that serves five times more people with the same effort.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Customers can chat one-to-one with a customer service agent via online live chat.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2023
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Supply chains are not a series of linear one-to-one causes and effects.
—Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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For me the most important thing is to never do a classic one-to-one reference.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 June 2024
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The club itself said puppies learn best by hunting one-to-one with their owners, not with other dogs.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 3 May 2024
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MassHealth funds providers to hire staff specifically to provide one-to-one care for people who need it.
—Jason Laughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
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Discovery Dollars are valued one-to-one pegged to the U.S. dollar.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Each stablecoin must be backed one-to-one with safe, liquid assets.
—Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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The industry has been promising one-to-one marketing for years.
—Christian Monberg, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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But, occasionally, a brand goes for the faithful one-to-one recreation, and in so doing will reveal the extent to which the brand has changed over the years.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
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This happening in a very, one-to-one, very kind of community-level aspect.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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To avoid damage, use vinegar only when necessary and use a one-to-one ratio.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
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That gives the car a one-to-one power-to-weight ratio, a figure usually reserved for modern hypercars.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
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The two values were approximately one-to-one for decades.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Imai and Murakami are not one-to-one comparisons.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Instead, wipe down electronics with a one-to-one mixture of isopropyl alcohol and water.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
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