How to Use head-to-head in a Sentence

head-to-head

adverb or adjective
  • Each head-to-head matchup plays two holes.
    — Keith Stewart, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Their head-to-head stands at 5-5.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The first tiebreaker is head-to-head.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The second head-to-head is even more testy.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The first tiebreaker is now head-to-head record.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • The first tiebreaker in the wild-card race is head-to-head record.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • In the past, the coaches would choose who goes head-to-head in the round.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Hawks hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, too.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The head-to-head had been leveled at 2-2.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Sinner leads the head-to-head 6-5.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • In the case of a two-team tie, the first tiebreaker is the head-to-head record.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The sides are tied on four points, head-to-head and goal difference.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • There also are head-to-head matchups for hits and home runs in the series.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Now they are tied with the Guardians, who hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In my big head-to-head league, our team was 1-6 and then 2-7.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Bills lead 2-1 head-to-head on TNF.
    — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Those two will then go head-to-head in November.
    — Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
  • The result was a street truck that could go head-to-head with a sports car—and come out on top.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Miami has worse losses but the head-to-head win.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The head-to-head reads in Arsenal’s favour.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • The Sox went 9-4 in this year’s head-to-head series.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But in a head-to-head comparison, which one comes out on top?
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The matter ends up in court where Edith and Rose go head-to-head.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The two have battled head-to-head twice, each beating the other.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The combined practice has not been tested head-to-head.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The winner of each head-to-head advances through the bracket.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The winner of each head-to-head advances through the bracket.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Sixteen teams of five people each will go head-to-head to race their canoes.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Each team sends out five golfers for head-to-head match play, with the first to three points advancing.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
  • Meanwhile, the teams have split the past 10 head-to-head meetings.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023

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