toe-to-toe
adjective or adverb
: slugging it out at or as if at close range
a toe-to-toe confrontation over the new policy
Examples of toe-to-toe in a Sentence
mom-and-pop grocery stores are usually wildly outmatched when they go toe-to-toe with large chain stores
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The best option the Tigers have to go toe-to-toe with Betts (in terms of her height) is 6-6 sophomore Aalyah Del Rosario, but the former top 10 recruit has only averaged six minutes a game this season and wouldn’t be able to hang with Betts on either end of the floor.
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Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
In Monthly Payments As Repayment System Buckles Cabernet thrives in Napa Valley, where the warm days and cool nights create intense, structured wines that can go toe-to-toe with Bordeaux.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Their pans can go toe-to-toe with All-Clad in terms of quality, design, and reputation.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2025
And so, beauty had to go toe-to-toe with an exultant celebrations and innovations of Versace house codes.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
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Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
In Monthly Payments As Repayment System Buckles Cabernet thrives in Napa Valley, where the warm days and cool nights create intense, structured wines that can go toe-to-toe with Bordeaux.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Their pans can go toe-to-toe with All-Clad in terms of quality, design, and reputation.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2025
And so, beauty had to go toe-to-toe with an exultant celebrations and innovations of Versace house codes.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for toe-to-toe
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“Toe-to-toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toe-to-toe. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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