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single-handedly

[sing-guhl-han-did-lee] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈhæn dɪd li /
ADJECTIVE
alone
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Most memorable of all was on the final day of the 1994-95 season, when he single-handedly kept out the attacking might of Manchester United to deny them a third consecutive Premier League title.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Susan Jordan, who single-handedly runs the California Coastal Protection Network out of her kitchen in Santa Barbara, was somewhere between flabbergasted and apoplectic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Praise the wooden racket tennis Gods in the sky for delivering Alexandra Eala, who is single-handedly lifting the sport with her resilient play and her stadium-packing Filipino fan base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

She knows her film won’t single-handedly change the world or even alter specific policies, but she does believe it can have an impact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nobody has single-handedly done more for the U.S. than me.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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