person-to-person

adjective or adverb

: involving two people or going directly from one person to another person

person-to-person communication

The reporter talked person-to-person with the hostage.

Examples of person-to-person in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Evidence of person-to-person transmission, cases outside the immediate contact network, or credible evidence of a laboratory exposure would all raise the level of concern. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

During the final weeks of the campaign, the initiative’s proponents will have to rely on person-to-person organizing. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Public health officials have evidence that this measles outbreak was spread from person-to-person. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 24 Aug. 2026

Direct person-to-person transmission is unlikely, according to the CDC, because the parasite outside a human body takes one to two weeks to become infectious. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 21 July 2026