head-on
Example Sentences
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It’s turned into an all too familiar ritual: college sports dancing around an eventuality, instead of proactively tackling the hardest parts head-on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He was upbeat, he was meeting his wife's circumstances head-on.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
From tiny island states to European powers and emerging markets, nations attended the conference voluntarily after an effort to tackle fossil fuels head-on at last year's COP30 failed.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
According to police, the Public Works street-sweeping truck was traveling south on Vista Del Mar on its scheduled route when a northbound SUV collided with it head-on.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
If you looked at him head-on, he wasn’t there.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
