single-handedly
Example Sentences
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Factories, restaurants and city halls have all shifted into hiring mode, a pivot from last year, when the healthcare industry almost single-handedly propped up job creation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
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
TV ratings skyrocketed, tournament purses spiked and he single-handedly expanded golf’s demographic appeal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Granny, an indomitable matriarch, had single-handedly raised all of her children after her husband had deserted her for another woman.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
