single-handedly
Example Sentences
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The Spanish superstar's popularity at the US Open might be severely tested if he single-handedly prevents an American having the chance to become the first home men's singles champion in 23 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Maradona had almost single-handedly won the 1986 World Cup for Argentina.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Susan Jordan, who single-handedly runs the California Coastal Protection Network out of her kitchen in Santa Barbara, was somewhere between flabbergasted and apoplectic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Government expansion didn’t single-handedly cause the decline of religious participation or civic life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Gale, who is eighteen and has been either helping or single-handedly feeding a family of five for seven years, will have his name in forty-two times.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
