single-handedly

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Ayton almost single-handedly kept the Lakers in contention in the first half, scoring 12 of his 14 points in the second quarter and had a first-half double-double with 11 rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

He made his Ashes debut in Australia, got engaged to his partner Ana in Sydney and now, at times single-handedly, is taking England towards the T20 World Cup semi-finals.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

As the front-runner in four more events, the cheese-powered human rocket from Wisconsin could salvage these Games for the U.S. by single-handedly winning as many golds as the rest of the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Well, who was single-handedly responsible for coarsening the discourse at the Supreme Court for a very long time?

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

I, David Lightman, a teenage computer geek from suburban Seattle, had single-handedly prevented the end of human civilization.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline