How to Use face-off in a Sentence

face-off

1 of 2 noun
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  • He is widely known as the best face-off man in the sport.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • As for how that Miles versus Miles face-off will go down?
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 2 June 2023
  • The ordeal leads to one last face-off between her and Myers.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Just 26 seconds later, Mariemont won a face-off and Milo Lysaght’s goal tied the game at 3-3.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023
  • So scroll down and take a minute to go through these head-to-head face-offs and help decide which 16 locations will move on to round 2 next week.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2024
  • After this tense face-off, the bear — who towers over the small pig — backs down, sits for a while, and then runs away from its small but mighty challenger.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • Marcott said that success in the third quarter starts with winning face-offs.
    — Nick Celario, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
  • Recent polls show a tighter-than-expected race between Biden and Trump in a 2024 face-off.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Each face-off starts off genial, so Christian tries to stir up some drama about why so-and-so picked such-and-such for war.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 28 July 2023
  • But this race is shaping up as a face-off between Henderson and Hayes.
    — Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • But even as fans watched the action on the ice, another kind of face-off isn't far from the minds of Erie County residents.
    — Don Gonyea, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
  • But the latest controversy highlights that race will play a role in the face-off between them.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Dalvin expressed similar feelings to Vikings media prior to the face-off, which the Vikings won 33-30.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The Texas town was the site of the 1993 face-off between government agents and the Branch Davidian religious sect.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Some members of the far-right group were known for their involvement in street brawls and tense face-offs with left-leaning protesters.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • During the first period, MacKenzie made three point-blank saves to start the game, including a stop on a breakaway on Rosa off the opening face-off.
    — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Patrick, arguably the better player but less diligent worker, agrees to let Art win their face-off in the singles tournament the next day.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Many a would-be dominator of the racetrack or the boulevard face-off has been spanked silly by a Corvette, red or otherwise.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Unable to let go of their vehicle face-off, the rivals go to drastic lengths to inflict harm on the other and fulfill their hunger for revenge.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The face-off fits within a larger national pattern of rhetoric and threats surrounding drag events.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Villeneuve is adept at staging grand-scale battles, but the movie’s best set piece is the climactic tooth-and-nail face-off between Paul and this grinning gargoyle.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Outside of Ryme, the ghost-type gym leader, there were hardly any chances to fight two Pokémon at once, which offers some of the more challenging, strategic face-offs in the game series.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Two races — District 1 and District 3 — feature direct, high-cost face-offs between those who ally with charter schools and those who side with the teachers union.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • If so, only one of the three formidable Democrats currently in the running may survive past the March primary and emerge as the heavy favorite in the face-off against Garvey.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Both candidates can be confident of a face-off in November.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But despite snagging two of the greatest working actors for the inevitable hero-villain face-off, their confrontation bores.
    — TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Elsewhere in the store, their face-off continued, starting with two draws before — finally!
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 5 May 2024
  • An essential factor in the series will be the battle between face-off specialists.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
  • Marshall saves his third slap for a grand Turkey Day face-off and continues the holiday ritual in the following years.
    — Shay Spence, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Often, this category is a face-off between substance and style.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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face off

2 of 2 verb
  • The two will face off in the first round of the Home Run Derby, too.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • This is not the same caliber of team the 49ers played the last time the squads faced off in the Super Bowl.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The Arizona Coyotes face off — on the ice — for the last time on Wednesday.
    — The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Earlier in the week, the brothers faced off on the field for the first time since the 2023 Super Bowl.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • In the free-to-play game, teams of five face off and play agents with unique abilities.
    — Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Next month’s contest will see two men named Chris face off for PM.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The two leading teams will then face off on the ninth hole to determine the winner.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The Mavs and Suns last faced off in one of the most entertaining games last season on March 5.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Costumed artists take the stage armed with markers and face off on a 6-foot-high, 12-foot-long canvas.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • He is set to face off against President Biden in a 2020 rematch.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The two could face off in 2026 for the U.S. Senate seat Ossoff currently holds.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Wendy and Nneka face off to clear up all the rumors, but things go south when a bombshell receipt is put on the table.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Two new teams will face off at the 2024 Orange Blossom Classic.
    — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The two will face off in a runoff election, which is scheduled for December 9.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
  • On the men’s side, Purdue and UConn will face off in the championship game later today.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Riot police faced off against demonstrators on the third night of protests across France.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 30 June 2023
  • This week, all four will face off, further distancing the top two in the district standings.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Prior to the burp-off, Barrymore revealed that this wasn’t the first time that the pair had faced off against one another.
    — EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The two winning teams will face off in the National Championship match on April 7.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Six teams will face off on Christmas Day, which might just be the break some people need from all that family time.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The Phillies and Marlins face off Saturday afternoon for the second game of the series.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • Hutt is certain to face off against attorney Grace Yoo in her district.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Real Madrid and Barcelona facing off in arguably the sport’s biggest rivalry is one of them.
    — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
  • Trump pointed to his huge lead in the polls, arguing there was no need to face off against candidates with far less support.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Aug. 2023
  • If no one receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters will face off in November.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • In the past, North and South Korean soldiers faced off within meters (yards) of each other.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung and Tara Copp, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2023
  • The team was facing off against Leeds United, one of the most dominant teams in the game, and the winner of the previous season’s tournament.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The police and rioters faced off at the tunnel entrance as the rioters tried to get into the building.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Vessels of the two countries have faced off several times this year elsewhere in Philippine EEZ.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • By the end of the video, the two musicians ride motorcycles through the 8-bit world before facing off with a Brazilian Bowser.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023

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