person-to-person

adjective or adverb

: involving two people or going directly from one person to another person

person-to-person communication

The reporter talked person-to-person with the hostage.

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That suggests that person-to-person variability may be important, but the effect is still large enough to overcome person-to-person differences, at least in the earlier retrospective analysis. —

Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026 The second horizontal swath, in the middle of the triangle, represents customized person-to-person inquiry. —

Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026 There has not been any evidence of person-to-person spread. —

Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Over the weekend, health officials in Spain reportedly informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible human case of swine flu that may have been caused by person-to-person transmission. —

Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for person-to-person

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