How to Use person-to-person in a Sentence
person-to-person
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The virus has not been found to spread person-to-person.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
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To date, no person-to-person spread of this strain of the virus has been identified, either, the CDC reported.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2023
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Symptoms of lead poisoning can vary person-to-person and can depend on the amount of lead in a product, how often it is used and for how long.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
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Whooping cough is spread from person-to-person through coughing and sneezing.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 May 2024
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By contrast, Joe’s lifestyle involves a lot of person-to-person contact, and requires him to adhere to a moral code.
—John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
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Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be spread from person-to-person through the air and can stay in the air for two hours after a sick person coughs or sneezes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
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Malaria isn't contagious and can't be spread person-to-person.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
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With the wide interest in rice water for hair health, applications and methods tend to vary person-to-person.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 1 Jan. 2024
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However, Shah said there is no evidence that person-to-person spread has happened so far.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 31 May 2024
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Beware of requests for payments through gift cards, person-to-person pay apps, etc. Opinions:Is AI a threat to humanity?
—Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2023
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But other skills that require more person-to-person contact are seeing more demand.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 May 2024
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Malaria is transmitted through mosquito bites and can’t be spread person-to-person.
—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 27 June 2023
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Of course, what constitutes a slow run will vary from person-to-person, since slow running is all about effort relative to potential.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 10 May 2024
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At present, no person-to-person transmission of Alaskapox has been documented.
—Raúl Rivas González, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
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Pickle offers a same-day courier system, standard shipping or person-to-person delivery when in the same city.
—Deborah Belgum, WWD, 28 June 2024
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The bacteria can be spread by a fecal-oral route, person-to-person contact, and contaminated food and water.
—Amanda Sealy, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
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Samantha’s still thinking about the straightforward value of her business, like the game of capital is ever about the straightforward flow of person-to-person commerce.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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But these services, also known as person-to-person payment platforms, pose risks to their users and to the financial system, regulators say.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
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Before 2020, advances to eradicate TB, which is spread person-to-person through the air, were underway globally.
—Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
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Patients in a health care facility may be exposed to the bacteria through person-to-person contact or through ventilators or catheters, the CDC said.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
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The fungus can spread from person-to-person or through contaminated surfaces or equipment.
—Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
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Wen: Similar to Ebola, Marburg is spread via direct person-to-person contact.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
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And last week as well, the Biden campaign announced a complete turnaround on the question of door-to-door canvassing, perhaps the gold standard of person-to-person political campaigning.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2020
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Wire transfers aren't the only ways these scams go down: Phishing attempts also can trick consumers into using person-to-person payment apps to transfer their money to crooks.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024
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The retired teacher has created his own hobby/part-time job: person-to-person letter carrier.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2023
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That made sense: With the world glued to their screens and hungry for entertainment, celebrities needed more content — ideally with smaller crews that would limit person-to-person contact.
—Jeff Gage, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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But, the boxes are meant to compliment, not cannibalize person-to-person alcohol sales.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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Tuberculosis is an airborne disease that is transmitted from person-to-person through inhalation of the bacteria from the air.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
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What’s more, many employers are struggling in the remote-work environment to stay on top of what workers are feeling or thinking and to maintain the person-to-person contact needed for strong work relationships.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 12 July 2023
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Since fungal meningitis is not contagious and does not spread via person-to-person contact, most Americans do not need to worry about getting this type of infection, Deresinski said.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 21 June 2023
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