How to Use one-on-one in a Sentence

one-on-one

adjective or adverb
  • Great with the team, great one-on-one.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The first one-on-one goes to Cheryl.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
  • So far, their paths haven't crossed in a one-on-one match.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Nate is going to beat guys one-on-one.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There will be a one-on-one date this week, as well as a group date.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Fastest player on any field, get him one-on-one in space.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Your job is not to sit there and engage and have a one-on-one.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Vesce said all of the sessions are one-on-one or in small groups.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Both are known as doubles games, though both can be played one-on-one.
    — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • Marella will take on Stacks one-on-one.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • There were three fights in the first nine seconds, tidy one-on-one bouts.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
  • There are 12 one-on-one matches.
    — Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Debbie got this week's one-on-one date with Mel.
    — Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But this isn’t a simple one-on-one duel.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The slotted finish from a one-on-one.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Kim liked having a little one-on-one time with him too.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • Kim liked having a little one-on-one time with him too.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • No questions offered in that one-on-one scrum.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Fraser tries to explain all of this to her in a one-on-one.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Kim likes having a little one-on-one time with him, too.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Players rarely test his one-on-one defense.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Ciro is more explosive, more one-on-one.
    — Karli Bendlin, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Even turning off your phone during a one-on-one can build trust.
    — Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Car time is often one-on-one time with each of our daughters.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 June 2026
  • But here, instructors worked one-on-one or even two to a child.
    — Jennifer Peltz, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
  • Anyone can sign up for the one-on-one time, but only twice a month.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Spending one-on-one time with your child helps strengthen your bond.
    — Margery D. Rosen, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Nicolle closed out her routine with a rhyme that won her the one-on-one date that night.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Jenn gave Sam a rose at the end of their one-on-one date.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2024
  • His next one-on-one was with Debbie, 65.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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