single-handedly
Example Sentences
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It's a fixture fraught with passion and rivalry - falling 40 years after Diego Maradona almost single-handedly dumped England out in the quarter-final stage in Mexico.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
But he proved on Saturday that he wasn’t done single-handedly turning World Cup matches on his own—he has now bagged eight of his 12 international goals at major tournaments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Haughty, hectoring and pleased with herself, she is single-handedly wrecking her hen-pecked husband Gavin’s lofty political ambitions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
At one point, one defendant accused another of betting so much that he single-handedly altered the lines, which risked drawing suspicions from authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
He had single-handedly defeated Kyle Keeley’s entire team!
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
