two-fisted
Example Sentences
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“Ambush” has the structure of an old-fashioned two-fisted combat picture, but with too little actual combat.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023
So does the joy she exudes on each winning two-fisted backhand, each successfully retrieved passing shot and each victory.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 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
Horowitz sticks close to old-school Bond, and overall the spy remains a two-fisted force of nature — utterly suave, worldly and able to bounce back from even the most brutal of beatings.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2018
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
