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
• Readers will be asked to pick one cat in each head-to-head matchup.
  — Gabriela Velasquez, Des Moines Register, 28 July 2026
• And, if teams are tied, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head record.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
• The head-to-head had been leveled at 2-2.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• 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
• 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
• The Phillies hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Padres.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
• 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
• Sixteen teams of five people each will go head-to-head to race their canoes.
  — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026