head-to-head
adverb or adjective
: in a direct confrontation or encounter usually between individuals
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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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The declines could also be attributed to the lack of big new releases this past frame, as most studios avoided going head-to-head with the soccer, holding back their tentpoles until the tournament’s final whistle on July 14.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
Starting the games off with eight groups of two, the flavors faced off in a head-to-head game that ended with two cake flavors.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Flaherty cited Data for Progress polling in which Trump had a 3-point edge over Biden and Harris in head-to-head matchups among likely voters, 48%-45%.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 July 2024
The debate might ultimately have a limited impact on the head-to-head ballot, which has proved stagnant through other major developments.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
Starting the games off with eight groups of two, the flavors faced off in a head-to-head game that ended with two cake flavors.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Flaherty cited Data for Progress polling in which Trump had a 3-point edge over Biden and Harris in head-to-head matchups among likely voters, 48%-45%.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 July 2024
The debate might ultimately have a limited impact on the head-to-head ballot, which has proved stagnant through other major developments.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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