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single-handedly

[sing-guhl-han-did-lee] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈhæn dɪd li /
ADJECTIVE
alone
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In 1957 Belafonte divorced his wife, Marguerite, who already was raising their two children single-handedly, and married Julie Robinson, a white dancer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

It's a fixture fraught with passion and rivalry - falling 40 years after Diego Maradona almost single-handedly dumped England out in the quarter-final stage in Mexico.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“Haughty, hectoring and pleased with herself, she is single-handedly wrecking her hen-pecked husband Gavin’s lofty political ambitions.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Nevertheless, Haaland has emerged as the rarest sort of superstar: the one who can single-handedly spark a Cinderella run.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

But mainly it’s the way they’re so damned self-important, like they’d single-handedly stopped the dead at the Mason-Dixon Line or some nonsense.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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