two-fisted
Example Sentences
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The two-fisted description added an extra “bang!” to an already alarming situation, as though we needed the phenomenon to sound as pressing as it felt to those suffering through it.
From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 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
The match is a game of contrasts with King, the serve and volley player, versus Evert, the baseline player with the two-fisted backhand.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 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
