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
• Autry is still a handful when he is matched up one-on-one with guards.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 3 Sep. 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
• 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