head-to-head

adverb or adjective

: in a direct confrontation or encounter usually between individuals

Examples of head-to-head in a Sentence

it's fitting that the two best teams during the regular season will go head-to-head for the championship
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His commitment gives Michigan its biggest recruiting win of the summer so far and another head-to-head victory against the Crimson Tide, the program Michigan beat in bowl games the past two years. Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025 His former teammate George Russell beat Hamilton handily in the head-to-head, though the veteran still showed impressive race pace. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025 Seeing Fox and Haliburton go head-to-head in the NBA Finals would be a nightmare scenario for Sacramento. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025 Revealed by the White House early Friday, Vance’s West Coast visit t came less than a day after Newsom came up short in another court bid to regain control of the National Guard from Trump via a temporary restraining order, and the two went head-to-head on social media. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for head-to-head

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of head-to-head was in 1841

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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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