like a one-man band
Example Sentences
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“But they were great in getting as much information as they could to me. … I was kind of like a one-man band with a couple of researchers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2020
He was like a one-man band of conflict, a debate unto himself.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
“He was like a one-man band, and, initially, everybody said: ‘Oh, that’s just Bob Marshall,’ ” recalled Bob Holsworth, a former Virginia Commonwealth University political-science professor.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2017
“A lot of the pieces look like a one-man band, without the man.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2017
Elliot Abrams, a former deputy National Security Advisor during the Bush administration, said Mr Kerry was still operating too much like a one-man band.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2014
