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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Committed to play for Indiana, the WCAC co-player of the year finished the regular season with a spotless head-to-head record and averaged 35.18 strokes per nine holes.
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Jakob Bowen, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Next, Spain and Italy go head-to-head at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET on Thursday.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 June 2024
The Orioles need to win only two of their next six games against the Yankees to clinch the season series, a potentially pivotal feat given the division tiebreaker is head-to-head record.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Notable matchups on the show — which features two musicians going head-to-head with selections from their discography — have included Brandy and Monica, Jeezy and Gucci Mane, Ashanti and Keyshia Cole, and Mario and Omarion.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2024
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Jakob Bowen, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Next, Spain and Italy go head-to-head at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET on Thursday.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 June 2024
The Orioles need to win only two of their next six games against the Yankees to clinch the season series, a potentially pivotal feat given the division tiebreaker is head-to-head record.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Notable matchups on the show — which features two musicians going head-to-head with selections from their discography — have included Brandy and Monica, Jeezy and Gucci Mane, Ashanti and Keyshia Cole, and Mario and Omarion.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2024
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“Head-to-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head-to-head. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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