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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Taylor Swift and Beyoncé will go head-to-head in multiple categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
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Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Aside from eyeing her first Grammy win, Chiquis is going head-to-head with male superstars Peso Pluma, Carin León and Jessi Uribe as the sole female nominee.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Daniels already crushed Jared Goff and the best version of these Detroit Lions head-to-head.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
In You’re Cordially Invited, Witherspoon and Ferrell, 57, go head-to-head as their characters end up booking the same venue for two different weddings.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Aside from eyeing her first Grammy win, Chiquis is going head-to-head with male superstars Peso Pluma, Carin León and Jessi Uribe as the sole female nominee.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Daniels already crushed Jared Goff and the best version of these Detroit Lions head-to-head.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
In You’re Cordially Invited, Witherspoon and Ferrell, 57, go head-to-head as their characters end up booking the same venue for two different weddings.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Jan. 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 Feb. 2025.
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