head-to-head
adverb or adjective
: in a direct confrontation or encounter usually between individuals
teams competing head-to-head for the championship
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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Claude is going head-to-head with OpenAI's GPT models and Google's Gemini, but with a focus on selling subscriptions to large businesses that are looking to deploy AI widely.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 12 rebounds while playing with a bandage over his right eye after he was bloodied in a head-to-head collision in the first quarter.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Dallas has five head-to-head contests remaining against the only two teams ahead of it in the division, conference and league standings (though, Carolina and Tampa Bay could pass Dallas with wins Thursday night).
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
While the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks go head-to-head for Super Bowl LX and Bad Bunny delivers Sunday’s halftime show headlining act, the commercials during the broadcast also promise a star-studded slate.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 12 rebounds while playing with a bandage over his right eye after he was bloodied in a head-to-head collision in the first quarter.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Dallas has five head-to-head contests remaining against the only two teams ahead of it in the division, conference and league standings (though, Carolina and Tampa Bay could pass Dallas with wins Thursday night).
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
While the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks go head-to-head for Super Bowl LX and Bad Bunny delivers Sunday’s halftime show headlining act, the commercials during the broadcast also promise a star-studded slate.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for head-to-head
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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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