one-sided

Example Sentences

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Last year, England racked up four predictably one-sided wins, scoring 208 points and conceding just 27, before France gave them an almighty scare in an epic title decider.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

This one-sided empathy is not a spontaneous response to compelling facts, however.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The opprobrium that ensued in the course of a shamelessly one-sided trial shredded their reputations, cost them their jobs and led to an incurable banishment from public life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Iran, which is an IMO member but does not sit on its council, hit out at the declaration, branding it "one-sided, unfair, inaccurate and legally deficient".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Every so often she’d flap her hands and say something too quiet for Emily to hear over the TV noise, like she was carrying on a one-sided conversation.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman