How to Use face-to-face in a Sentence

face-to-face

adverb or adjective
  • Now, face-to-face with Travis Kelce, the idea seemed less brilliant.
    Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • He’s also been able to chat face-to-face with some of the biggest names in film.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • The dog had heard something in the backyard, but soon came face-to-face with two coyotes.
    Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • Riders sit face-to-face in each ax, which swing in 360-degree loops.
    Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The two leaders last met face-to-face a year ago in Bali, Indonesia.
    Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Baker still likes to watch over the baby, whether on the monitor or face-to-face.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Badolato had traveled to Portland for the two to talk face-to-face about how the program might work.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Fans will buy tickets to see Messi and Ronaldo face-to-face once more.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • But will name recognition and his face-to-face charm offensive boost him in the polls?
    Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The point of diplomacy This isn’t to say that diplomacy and face-to-face talks are pointless.
    Michael Beckley, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2023
  • There were some people in the front office also pushing for the face-to-face meeting.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Businesses are ready for those face-to-face meetings once again.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2023
  • Vico is more used to face-to-face battling than the structured dance that’s easier to score.
    Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Thai Kitchen has become one of the few remaining spaces in the city where people can play video games face-to-face.
    Dev Hardikar, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2023
  • The warring generals have reportedly not met face-to-face since the start of the conflict in April.
    Emma Ogao, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • His face-to-face audience was the first since the monarch revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Talking through our painful memories gave us the chance to sit face-to-face as two adult women, ready to hear each other.
    Alisyn Camerota, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
  • This allowed Bunny to be face-to-face with fans in the middle sections of the upper levels on either side of the arena.
    Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
  • They’re bonded together in a process called face-to-face wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding.
    IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But the leash remains short; Salesforce would always have at least a portion of its workforce working face-to-face.
    Byjane Thier, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • People still need people to make face-to-face connections.
    Daniel Wolfe, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
  • When the two got engaged and finally came face-to-face in Episode 5, Jimmy did not agree with her assessment.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • So to be able to step in at the Royal Rumble and us two being able to come face-to-face in the ring and the crowd goes crazy, just knowing the potential of what this can be, is crazy.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Back in April, a North California man came face-to-face with a bear while relaxing in a lounge chair in his Asheville backyard.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Ford asked Rob for a face-to-face meeting at the apartment, but because of his filming schedule could only meet on the weekend.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • In the video, Petry—who was born with upper limb aplasia—travels to Paris and ultimately stands face-to-face with the Venus de Milo.
    Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But Curtis isn’t the only famous actor to come face-to-face with the masked murderer, though her character is among the few who've lived to tell the tale.
    Sophie T. Stern, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In person, Lewis can hear well enough to conduct face-to-face conversations.
    Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The Dolphins’ coach got face-to-face with referee Eric Harmon.
    The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
  • McConaughey came face-to-face with the uncanny replica for the first time in front of a live audience Tuesday.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023

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