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single-handedly
[ sing-guhl-han-did-lee ]
adverb
- in a single-handed manner; single-handed.
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Origin of single-handedly1
Example Sentences
"She has single-handedly raised him to be one of the nicest people I have known."
The whole movement against CRT was the brainchild of a right-wing activist by the name of Christopher Rufo, who single-handedly pushed the idea into the mainstream in 2020, during the pandemic.
At the other end, the Italian's opposite number Alisson produced the "performance of his career" as he single-handedly kept the French side at bay in Paris.
The scene in which Anderson single-handedly faces down both the corrupt deputy and the Klan’s most murderous henchman is a master class in range.
He’s since become a regional force in his own right — one single-handedly responsible for burnishing his brother’s legacy.
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What doessingle-handedly mean?
Single-handedly means done or accomplished alone—without help from anyone, as in Carol completed the project single-handedly—she did every last thing herself.
Single-handedly is the adverb form of the adjective single–handed, which is used to describe something done by one person, as with a single-handed ٳٱ.Single-handed can also be used as an adverb, as in Abdul sailed the boat single-handed.
Single-handedly is also used in situations in which someone has done something without help from anyone else even though they were available, as in She single-handedly beat the other team—scoring the final 15 points of the game by herself.
Example: Lori single-handedly solved the math equation that had stumped mathematicians for years.
Where doessingle-handedly come from?
The first records of the term single-handedly come from the 1880s. It is an adverb form of the adjective single-handed, whose first records come from around 1700. Both of these words may come from the concept of something being done by one pair of hands—that is, one person.
Single-handedly is often used to emphasize the impressiveness of something having been performed by one person. It is used to highlight the fact that the task normally requires a group of people to do.
For this reason, single-handedly is commonly used in hyperbolic descriptions of a person’s abilities or of the difficulty of the task they accomplished, as in Basketball Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes single-handedly altered women’s professional basketball.
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What are some other forms related to single-handedly?
- single-handed (adjective, adverb)
- single-handedness (noun)
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How issingle-handedly used in real life?
Single-handedly is used to indicate that someone accomplished a (usually impressive) task by themselves.
Ravi Inder Singh won the game single-handedly for Bhairahawa Gladiators. Gladiators defeated Rhinos by four wickets.
— myRepública (@RepublicaNepal)
Morgan Freeman in a cowboy hat could have single-handedly won the war on terror.
— Cracked.com (@cracked)
Rest in Peace Saroj Khan ji. This loss is immeasurable for the industry & film lovers.Having choreographed more than 2000 songs she single handedly changed the landscape of how songs were shot. I had the pleasure of being Choerographed by her in Aladin. One tick off my bucketlist
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd)
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Is single-handedly used correctly in the following sentence?
The carpenter managed to single-handedly repair the bridge with help from his assistants.
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