two-hander
noun
1
: something that is done with both hands
Her tennis backhands are always two-handers.
2
: a play that is written to be performed by two actors
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But the messiness of their relationship sits uneasily alongside the straightforward search for evidence to free Elijah, and can lose its grip when broadened from a two-hander to a broader ensemble.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Episode 3, meanwhile, is largely a two-hander between Jamie and a clinical psychologist tasked with assessing his mental state.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Sadly, the third film after that — an emotional two-hander called The Light Between Oceans with Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander — seemed to cut that momentum stone dead, leading to a near 10-year gap between that comes to end this fall with his new film Roofman.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Essentially a two-hander, the movie might have been merely a minimalist exercise — albeit an impressive one — in mounting dread.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Episode 3, meanwhile, is largely a two-hander between Jamie and a clinical psychologist tasked with assessing his mental state.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Sadly, the third film after that — an emotional two-hander called The Light Between Oceans with Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander — seemed to cut that momentum stone dead, leading to a near 10-year gap between that comes to end this fall with his new film Roofman.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Essentially a two-hander, the movie might have been merely a minimalist exercise — albeit an impressive one — in mounting dread.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for two-hander
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“Two-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-hander. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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