How to Use single-handed in a Sentence

single-handed

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• For the first time ever, going all the way back to 1877, a year will pass without a player with a single-handed backhand reaching a major semifinal.
  — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
• Federer, whose single-handed backhand is part of the reason he is viewed as the epitome of tennis elegance, has become an unofficial spokesperson for the shot.
  — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
• This wheel effectively does away with complicated fit tweaks, allowing for single-handed precision tightening and loosening – even while wearing gloves.
  — New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2025
• Trump’s single-handed approach to tax-and-trade policy has landed him before the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule by summer on a major test case of presidential power.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
• There are two players in the top 100 with a single-handed backhand, and one of those, Tatjana Maria, almost always plays a slice rather than hitting the kind of drive that tennis purists tend to imagine.
  — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
• Victoria’s contemporary rig, winches, and autopilot functionality allow for single-handed sailing in conditions that would keep its predecessor at the dock.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
• Founded in 2015, this Spanish-language publication is the single-handed effort of the fierce and fearless Doreen Ríos, who originally launched it as a directory of Mexico’s digital arts ecosystem.
  — Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• The actress, who was spotted sitting courtside alongside other stars, including Taylor Swift, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, continued to gush about the game, which was won by a single-handed tip-in from the Knicks' OG Anunoby.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026