How to Use man-to-man in a Sentence

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• Is the defense playing man-to-man, zone or some kind of hybrid?
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2023
• The Beach played a variety of zones and presses; the Gaels stick to physical man-to-man.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
• People will pick you up full court, double-team you, full-court zone to man-to-man to the last five seconds.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
• Steichen thought the pass play, which could break through Houston’s man-to-man defense, would give them a fresh set of downs.
  — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
• Pressure man-to-man defense forced 11 Dundalk turnovers and Welch had four steals and DeWitt had three in the first quarter.
  — Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• The rise of the defensive line has allowed Sierra Canyon’s secondary to play lots of man-to-man coverage with no need to blitz.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• The Eagles were just as scrappy — if not more than North Carolina — with ball pressure and man-to-man defense.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
• Defenses, without cornerbacks and safeties who could run with the likes of Hayes and Jones, shifted more to zone coverage and away from man-to-man.
  — Bruce Weber, New York Times, 15 June 2023
• Self, who preaches aggressive man-to-man defense, was asked to describe his feelings at halftime in a 51-51 shootout.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2024
• Against the Cowboys, who play a chaotic, six-defensive-back, man-to-man defense, the Packers’ approach was perfect.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
• There should be a different version of Ward seen in Schwartz’s defense, which features more man-to-man coverage.
  — Irie Harris, cleveland, 16 July 2023
• Inez has been raising him strictly; Lucky senses how to talk to him man-to-man, to build character by instilling a sense of freedom.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2023
• But with a lackluster supporting cast around that duo, the Chiefs prefer to face man-to-man defenses (often stemming from a blitz) than zone looks.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
• Crum brought some tactics with him from UCLA, including a frenetic full-court zone press and a half-court man-to-man in which defenders switched on every pick and screen.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2023
• Beyond Adebayo and Butler, the Heat do not possess quality man-to-man defenders.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2023
• Going to an aggressive man-to-man defense and making an assertive effort to get the ball to Foster proved beneficial.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
• Bayern pressed aggressively from the first minute and went man-to-man.
  — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
• Often lines up at the line of scrimmage in Jones’ man-to-man scheme and his bump-and-run skill throws receivers off their routes.
  — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
• Virginia switched to a man-to-man defense in the second half to try to slow the Bulldogs.
  — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026