two-fisted
Example Sentences
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Gonzaga Prep used a 16-6 run, capped by a Stevens steal and run-out, two-fisted dunk, to open a 32-14 lead with 2:51 left before halftime.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022
The pandemic and the wildfires have added up to a two-fisted assault on people’s breathing, creating a double whammy of anxiety over nature’s perils.
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2021
The template was set for Hemingway’s literary identity for decades to come: two-fisted, intrepid and unvarnished.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2021
Few television shows acknowledge the bitter things in life with such imaginative humor, and few characters face this kind of cynicism with the two-fisted grace of Tulip O’Hare.
From The Verge • Aug. 14, 2019
When the choir of two-fisted tenors on the record were “proud to bear the title” Colonel Meecham entered the room slapping the swagger stick in a steady, tautological rhythm that seemed ominous, even predatory.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
