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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To Haimovich, the study wasn’t meant to be a head-to-head contest between doctors and machines.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Players have different areas of trivia expertise and challenge each other in head-to-head in duels.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
With a crowded field of seven candidates, no one received more than 50% of the vote during Tuesday's primary election, leading to a head-to-head race between the two candidates with the greatest share of the vote in June.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026
And while track and field adopted the dual-advancement and dual-medal system, the policy does not easily translate to head-to-head contact sports or other athletic competitions, creating what critics see as a glaring inconsistency across the state.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Players have different areas of trivia expertise and challenge each other in head-to-head in duels.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
With a crowded field of seven candidates, no one received more than 50% of the vote during Tuesday's primary election, leading to a head-to-head race between the two candidates with the greatest share of the vote in June.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026
And while track and field adopted the dual-advancement and dual-medal system, the policy does not easily translate to head-to-head contact sports or other athletic competitions, creating what critics see as a glaring inconsistency across the state.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 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 29 May. 2026.
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