single-handed

Example Sentences

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I've got so much love for the genre, and I am the one who has been on a single-handed campaign to get "Bridget Jones" into the Criterion Collection.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

He managed to accomplish virtually nothing: Almost none of his promises for single-handed economic revitalization, world domination, or intrepid urban crime-solving panned out.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2024

A retired navy officer, Mr Williams has spent his life traversing the ocean - including a recent single-handed circumnavigation of the globe - much of it with a feline companion by his side.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023

Born Maria Anna Sophie Cecilia Kalogeropoulos in New York in December 1923 to Greek parents, Callas was credited with the almost single-handed revival of the Italian bel canto vocal technique.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2023

“Thinking of trying to catch Black single-handed, Potter?”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling