single-handedly

adv

single-handedly

adv

Etymology From single-handed + -ly.

1

Alone; without assistance; by oneself.

She single-handedly organized the whole event, and even set up all the chairs herself.
Charlie Chaplin, the poignant little tramp with the cane and comic walk who almost single — handedly elevated the novelty entertainment medium of motion pictures into art, died peacefully yesterday at his home in Switzerland[…]1977 December 26, “Charlie Chaplin Dead at 88; Made the Film an Art Form”, in The New York Times:

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“Despite the surge in prices weighing on their purchasing power, the U.S. consumer now appears to be single-handedly keeping the global economy afloat,” Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics, wrote in a note.2022 May 17, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Retail sales rise for the fourth straight month as prices keep climbing.”, in The New York Times:

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