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.
Examples of person-to-person in a Sentence
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One volunteer even went person-to-person in the crowd of at least 100.
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Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
They were sickened independently after exposure to cows, not spread from person-to-person.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
How to Minimize Transmission Rotavirus is shed in stools and spreads through close person-to-person contact.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Rotavirus is shed in stools and spreads through close person-to-person contact.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
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Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
They were sickened independently after exposure to cows, not spread from person-to-person.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
How to Minimize Transmission Rotavirus is shed in stools and spreads through close person-to-person contact.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Rotavirus is shed in stools and spreads through close person-to-person contact.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for person-to-person
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“Person-to-person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person-to-person. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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