How to Use face-to-face in a Sentence
face-to-face
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Will Justin and Blake come face-to-face at the next court date?
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Sadler sat face-to-face with the masked man, who shot once into the car.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sadler sat face-to-face with the masked man, who shot once into the car.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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Now, face-to-face with Travis Kelce, the idea seemed less brilliant.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
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This is the first face-to-face meeting between Austin and Dong.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 31 May 2024
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He’s also been able to chat face-to-face with some of the biggest names in film.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
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The fear that maybe she’s come face-to-face with a deadly predator.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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This episode opens with Reacher face-to-face at last with Xavier Quinn.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Donald Trump and Mike Pence came face-to-face for the first time in nearly four years.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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The dog had heard something in the backyard, but soon came face-to-face with two coyotes.
—Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 31 May 2023
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Riders sit face-to-face in each ax, which swing in 360-degree loops.
—Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
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From the sand, beachgoers can look up and be face-to-face with red and orange cliffs.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
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Pearce alone has been involved in more than 100 face-to-face meetings.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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The two leaders last met face-to-face a year ago in Bali, Indonesia.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2023
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The way out of this is to have a face-to-face conversation with your son and daughter-in-law.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Baker still likes to watch over the baby, whether on the monitor or face-to-face.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
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Badolato had traveled to Portland for the two to talk face-to-face about how the program might work.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
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Biden, 81, left the event within two hours and never came face-to-face with the protestors.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
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Fans will buy tickets to see Messi and Ronaldo face-to-face once more.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
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Traitors, face-to-face before being put into a coffin to leave the game.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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If there was any doubt as to De Niro’s greatness, it’s laid to rest in these face-to-face confrontations.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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But will name recognition and his face-to-face charm offensive boost him in the polls?
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2023
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Even the ending, when Puss and the Wolf are face-to-face, that was inspired by ‘Sanjuro,’ one of the last moments that ends in a standoff.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023
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Gi-hun and the Recruiter then come face-to-face when the latter is caught snooping around the former’s hotel room.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
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The point of diplomacy This isn’t to say that diplomacy and face-to-face talks are pointless.
—Michael Beckley, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2023
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Video from the scene shows a row of police officers face-to-face with a group of demonstrators.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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There were some people in the front office also pushing for the face-to-face meeting.
—Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
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Get face-to-face with your partner, either lying down side by side or with one of you on top of the other.
—Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2024
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After all those heartfelt letters, begging her nephew to return home, Cara finally comes face-to-face with Spencer.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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The unsuccessful meeting with Netanyahu marked the first face-to-face sit down with a foreign leader since Trump last week unleashed a wave of tariffs against geopolitical rivals and allies alike.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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