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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Showstoppers Week continues Sunday, April 6 on ABC, followed by head-to-head performances on Monday, April 7.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025
The Bulls already hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Heat based on Chicago’s two wins over Miami in the first two games of their three-game regular-season series.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Conservative Brad Schimel and liberal Susan Crawford are going head-to-head in Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
More musicians are scattered throughout the remaining categories, at times going head-to-head with viral creators.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025
The Bulls already hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Heat based on Chicago’s two wins over Miami in the first two games of their three-game regular-season series.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Conservative Brad Schimel and liberal Susan Crawford are going head-to-head in Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
More musicians are scattered throughout the remaining categories, at times going head-to-head with viral creators.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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