two-fisted
Example Sentences
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His easy-going manner is also catching on with his teammates, who are imitating the two-fisted “pepper grinder” gesture that he debuted in St. Louis.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2023
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
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
