face-to-face
adverb or adjective
1
: within each other's sight or presence
met and talked face-to-face
a face-to-face consultation
2
: in or into direct contact or confrontation
came face-to-face with the problem
Examples of face-to-face in a Sentence
I won't believe that accusation until I meet with him face-to-face and ask him myself
came face-to-face with her lifelong fear of flying even before the plane left the runway
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Season 2 ended with Ellie (Bella Ramsey) finally coming face-to-face with Joel's (Pedro Pascal) killer, Abby (Kaitlyn Dever).
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 May 2025
In talks held earlier this month in Istanbul — the first face-to-face meeting between the warring sides in recent peace talks — Kyiv and Moscow agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war and civilian detainees each.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
Funding for travel has also been unavailable, meaning prosecutors cannot bring in key witnesses from out of town or set up face-to-face mediation between victims and offenders.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
When Ethan has a face-to-face with Shea Whigham’s Jasper Briggs (a.k.a.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 May 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 May 2025
In talks held earlier this month in Istanbul — the first face-to-face meeting between the warring sides in recent peace talks — Kyiv and Moscow agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war and civilian detainees each.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
Funding for travel has also been unavailable, meaning prosecutors cannot bring in key witnesses from out of town or set up face-to-face mediation between victims and offenders.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
When Ethan has a face-to-face with Shea Whigham’s Jasper Briggs (a.k.a.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for face-to-face
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“Face-to-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face-to-face. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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