single-handedly

Example Sentences

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Having single-handedly “removed the shadow of history from our relationship,” he decreed that it was time to “leave behind the ideological battles of the past” and walk forward together into a “new era.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“Today’s plunge in the oil market should single-handedly shave off $0.45/gallon, implying the national average pulling back to around $3.70,” Molchanov wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

In a chaotic last 30 minutes, he drove Real forward with trademark surging runs as he single-handedly altered the tempo of their game.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

AI startup worker Sigrid Jin, who attended the Seoul dinner, single-handedly used 25 billion of Claude Code tokens last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Anthony wrote hundreds of letters of invitation to prospective members, and almost single-handedly raised the money, hired the hall, and organized the speakers for the group’s first meeting.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling