two-fisted
Example Sentences
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The pandemic and the wildfires have added up to a two-fisted assault on people’s breathing, creating a double whammy of anxiety over nature’s perils.
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2021
Gradually, they homed in on a distinctive Elton John style: openhearted, big-voiced storytelling backed by two-fisted piano.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2020
A two-fisted cowboy uncovers the mystery surrounding an abandoned gold mine and a mysterious phantom.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2020
Few television shows acknowledge the bitter things in life with such imaginative humor, and few characters face this kind of cynicism with the two-fisted grace of Tulip O’Hare.
From The Verge • Aug. 14, 2019
When the choir of two-fisted tenors on the record were “proud to bear the title” Colonel Meecham entered the room slapping the swagger stick in a steady, tautological rhythm that seemed ominous, even predatory.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
