single-handedly
Example Sentences
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Larry Scott, who single-handedly destroyed the old Pac-12, now vows to work his “magic” on the tennis world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Maradona had almost single-handedly won the 1986 World Cup for Argentina.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Government expansion didn’t single-handedly cause the decline of religious participation or civic life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In 1957 Belafonte divorced his wife, Marguerite, who already was raising their two children single-handedly, and married Julie Robinson, a white dancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
One week later, however, Ron was telling a thrilling tale of kidnap in which he struggled single-handedly against fifty heavily armed merpeople who had to beat him into submission before tying him up.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
