single-handedly

[ sing-guhl-han-did-lee ]

adverb

Origin of single-handedly

First recorded in 1880–85

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For years, William Schmidt single-handedly dug a tunnel through a mountain to transport his gold-rush loot.
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Once a pampered princeling, Yarvi cannot single-handedly succeed (literally or figuratively) and so must become a leader.
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Sure, it wouldn't be easy; even Bassam suffers some setbacks on his quest to single-handedly liberalize Abbudin.
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Marshall single-handedly reset our understanding of how ulcers are created, and won a Nobel Prize for his efforts.
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Ulli single-handedly overturned the ruling several years ago.
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To a large extent the criminals, single handedly, created a private sector in these derelict economies.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin

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