How to Use one-to-one in a Sentence

one-to-one

adjective
  • Arteta has more one-to-one chats with his players these days.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The ratio of oats to liquid is one-to-one, so one part oats to one part milk.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
  • But the comparisons to our real tech moguls aren’t one-to-one.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
  • The use of one-to-one devices is left to the discretion of each school.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Despite the name, this sneaker isn’t a one-to-one of the pair made for Kidd.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But Bob is not a one-to-one translation of Zoyd.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Can aluminum foil be used as a one-to-one substitute for parchment?
    Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
  • Customers can chat one-to-one with a customer service agent via online live chat.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2023
  • All points are then transferred instantly at a one-to-one ratio.
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Each stablecoin must be backed one-to-one with safe, liquid assets.
    Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • That served as the point of reference, though not in a literal, one-to-one sense.
    Christine Mortag, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
  • Many one-to-one gluten-free flour replacements contain xanthan gum.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The goal from the get-go was never to create a one-to-one recreation, so what was that driving tenet?
    Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Supply chains are not a series of linear one-to-one causes and effects.
    Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • And not with contract language that has a one-to-one ratio of promises to loopholes.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
  • His research suggests robots will erode jobs task by task rather than replacing them one-to-one.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
  • Turn one-to-one coaching into a group program that serves five times more people with the same effort.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Once the update arrives, users can tap any one-to-one or group exchange and select the lock option.
    Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 16 May 2023
  • Even for these workers, the one-to-one assistance was uneven and often rushed.
    Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The club itself said puppies learn best by hunting one-to-one with their owners, not with other dogs.
    Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 3 May 2024
  • Mix your blooming gel and white gel color in a one-to-one ratio and apply this on top of your base color.
    Annie Blay, Allure, 27 June 2023
  • Like Meriden, Putnam is a one-to-one district.
    Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But the relationship between crude and gasoline prices isn’t one-to-one.
    Karl Montevirgen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The industry has been promising one-to-one marketing for years.
    Christian Monberg, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • For me the most important thing is to never do a classic one-to-one reference.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 June 2024
  • Imai and Murakami are not one-to-one comparisons.
    Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But going from actor to audiobook narrator is not a one-to-one move.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 June 2023
  • The two values were approximately one-to-one for decades.
    Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • To avoid damage, use vinegar only when necessary and use a one-to-one ratio.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Mix a one-to-one cleaning solution of water and white vinegar in your spray bottle.
    Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026

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