face-to-face
adverb or adjective
1
: within each other's sight or presence
met and talked face-to-face
a face-to-face consultation
2
: in or into direct contact or confrontation
came face-to-face with the problem
Examples of face-to-face in a Sentence
I won't believe that accusation until I meet with him face-to-face and ask him myself
came face-to-face with her lifelong fear of flying even before the plane left the runway
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Even rarer is a film like Atonement, the feature debut for director Reed Van Dyk, which sees the returning soldier battling his own demons while coming face-to-face with people whose lives were devastated by his actions.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Visitors can watch humpback whales surface offshore, ride a tram above downtown, stand face-to-face with or even on Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice flowing from the vast Juneau Icefield.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
People are also interacting less face-to-face amid a rise in social media, which has made dating harder, some say.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Avedian said that face-to-face meetings with each person would be difficult because of the scale.
—Amy Corral, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Visitors can watch humpback whales surface offshore, ride a tram above downtown, stand face-to-face with or even on Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice flowing from the vast Juneau Icefield.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
People are also interacting less face-to-face amid a rise in social media, which has made dating harder, some say.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Avedian said that face-to-face meetings with each person would be difficult because of the scale.
—Amy Corral, CBS News, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for face-to-face
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“Face-to-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face-to-face. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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