face to face

"If you look at anyone's social media feeds and look at the comments, people will say things that they would never say face to face."

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Macbeth makes his choice in real time, face to face with someone whose approval he needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Having come face to face with its most brutal consequences, Cassie’s rose-colored glasses have been removed, stomped on, ground to a pulp and had their remains burnt to ash.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

She says she likes to meet potential employers face to face because "they get an idea of your personality".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Then Wang Lung said no more, for it was not a thing that could be discussed face to face beyond this.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

"Our concerts and events have been in Turkey before and we never met them face-to-face," says Pınar.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“You’re missing the performance because you’re not there as it unfolds, but you can still see the result face-to-face, without the filter of a video or photograph,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Employees still prepared the meals, but the design dramatically reduced the need for face-to-face interaction.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

People who have had close, face-to-face contact with a patient are given preventive oral antibiotics to stop an infection before symptoms appear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

When he’d wake up, he’d come face-to-face with the picture on Byrd’s bedside table.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers