How to Use face time in a Sentence

face time

noun
  • He hoped to get more face time with the president.
  • Some bosses think lots of face time is a sign of loyalty to the company.
  • This is a fine time to keep warm in front of the telly or face time with friends.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Getting a few days a week of face time can make all the difference.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Plus, getting some face time with the seller’s agent is always a good thing.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
  • These are people, the doors have been shut on their faces time after time after time.
    — Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The statement adds all defendants face time in prison.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • While the face time was thrilling, so was playing for the biggest crowds of their career.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The moment their face time had ended, the couple planned to get in their car and drive home.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2022
  • And the Kentucky baker got a lot of face time with the celebrity judges.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Journalists were happy to have face time with him and endured it.
    — Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
  • As the name suggests, your skin doesn't need much face time with these sheet masks to reap the benefits.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Teams already have had plenty of face time with the top quarterbacks.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Michel was the lone player to earn face time on the center-court video board, drawing loud applause.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Chisholm hasn’t had much face time, if any, with many people in the Boston front office.
    — Jay King, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Your face-to-face time should be free of distractions, including even brief check-ins with your phone.
    — Julia Housiaux Caldwell, Psy.d. and Michael Mazius, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2017
  • This is like a perfect campaign moment the candidates face time and time again.
    — ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Hunter Biden would likely not face time behind bars as a result of the agreement.
    — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
  • Leaders who are able to form ties in limited face-to-face time are going to do much better.
    — Beau River, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Getting face-to-face time proved difficult as some doors were not answered, even though cars were parked out front.
    — Corey Williams, Star Tribune, 4 May 2021
  • Even household names need to earn the respect of a gallerist or dealer and put in face time at their booths or shopfronts.
    — Mark Ellwood, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Many employers have a long history of putting too much value on face time, but now is the time to change that.
    — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Workers who are in the office less than their peers and get less face time with the boss can be at a disadvantage.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 7 June 2021
  • To get face time with Lee, though, a prospective associate had to be willing to stay out late.
    — Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Still, Hammond could get face time with the Wild if the team decides to carry three goalies.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Lack of face time also means people may miss out on vital feedback and the ability to learn on the job.
    — David Morel, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • Brigid Schulte wrote an Op-Ed about how the culture of face time at the office hurts moms.
    — Jessica Grose, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Hadid, 25, has still been getting some face-to-face time with the animals, though.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • For the second time in less than a month, the Hurricanes got some face time with Briggs.
    — David Wilson Diehards, ajc, 9 Oct. 2017
  • There’s also the perception that one-on-one face time with a US leader is a gift.
    — Alex Ward, Vox, 31 July 2018

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