one-timer
noun
one-tim·er
ˈwən-ˌtī-mər 
: a shot (as in hockey or soccer) that is made by immediately striking a moving puck or ball (as when receiving a pass from a teammate) without first stopping and controlling it
one-time
transitive verb
one-timed; one-timing
Paul Keegan made a steal on the right and cut the ball back, and Rocha one-timed a 16-yard blast into the roof of the net.
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Frank Dell'Apa
Frank Dell'Apa
Examples of one-timer in a Sentence
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Stars center Roope Hintz fired a frozen rope from the shooters’ left side of the crease to the right, setting up teammate Miro Heiskanen for a one-timer that zipped over Georgiev’s left shoulder and into the net with 5:14 left in the opening stanza.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024
After taking a cross-ice feed from Hintz, Heiskanen buried a one-timer.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
That allowed Kevin Fiala to put the Kings ahead 1:46 into the final period with a rocket of a one-timer from the right boards.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Just 55 seconds after the fight, the Sharks took the lead, as Eklund took a pass from Henry Thrun and rifled a one-timer past Hofer at the 14:42 mark.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Reinhart scored his 52nd on a 16-foot one-timer at 11:58 of the third.
—Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The first long build-up produced the Big Red’s lone goal 6:44 into the game, with a series of shots leading to the puck squirting out to sophomore forward Nick DeSantis for a one-timer that zipped through traffic and past Davis for a 1-0 Cornell lead.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Just 66 seconds later, with the Sharks on their second power play, Bordeleau won a draw in the Stars’ zone, took a pass from Mikael Granlund, then fired a cross-ice pass to Eklund, who slapped a one-timer past Wedgewood for his 12th goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Fed passes by an assistant coach, both wingers practiced one-timers from near the faceoff dots.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024
After taking a cross-ice feed from Hintz, Heiskanen buried a one-timer.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
That allowed Kevin Fiala to put the Kings ahead 1:46 into the final period with a rocket of a one-timer from the right boards.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Just 55 seconds after the fight, the Sharks took the lead, as Eklund took a pass from Henry Thrun and rifled a one-timer past Hofer at the 14:42 mark.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Reinhart scored his 52nd on a 16-foot one-timer at 11:58 of the third.
—Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The first long build-up produced the Big Red’s lone goal 6:44 into the game, with a series of shots leading to the puck squirting out to sophomore forward Nick DeSantis for a one-timer that zipped through traffic and past Davis for a 1-0 Cornell lead.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Just 66 seconds later, with the Sharks on their second power play, Bordeleau won a draw in the Stars’ zone, took a pass from Mikael Granlund, then fired a cross-ice pass to Eklund, who slapped a one-timer past Wedgewood for his 12th goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Fed passes by an assistant coach, both wingers practiced one-timers from near the faceoff dots.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
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“One-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-timer. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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