eyeball-to-eyeball
Example Sentences
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For half a century, Moscow and Washington glared and growled at each other, eyeball-to-eyeball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
But the Macron meeting marked a rare opportunity for a Western leader to spend an extended period of time in Putin's company and to gauge, eyeball-to-eyeball, his state of mind.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2022
It even sounds like something that might have come from an eyeball-to-eyeball songwriting session with Lennon.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
However flexible, informal and secret WhatsApp may be, Alterman argues that no messaging system can ever be a substitute for eyeball-to-eyeball diplomacy.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2016
John Kennedy had spoken often of some sort of looming showdown with the Soviet Union, some eyeball-to-eyeball moment that would shove the future one way or the other.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
