1
: that moves in or allows movement in only one direction
a one-way street
2
: one-sided, unilateral
a one-way conversation
3
: that functions in only one of two or more ways
Examples of one-way in a Sentence
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Dirt areas on the side of the one-way, one-lane road
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Imperial Beach has two smaller areas where pups are allowed to roam on the beach: on the north end and south end.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Forecasts are for 11 million one-way passengers per year, or some 30,000 per day, with fares well below airline travel costs.
—Ken Ritter, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
On the West Coast, travelers can fly between Los Angeles and San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and more also starting at just $49, or splurge and fly from the City of Angels to New Orleans starting at just $77 one-way.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024
But eggshells, coffee grounds, corncobs, and banana peels don’t have to get a one-way ticket to the landfill.
—Corinne Iozzio, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
Popular on Variety But that opportunity for connection swiftly gets swept away in the one-way twister to Oz, where a hypercolor surge of stimulation competes for audience attention.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Even though a comprehensive understanding of computational hardness remains elusive, cryptographers have recently made exciting progress toward a unified theory of one-way functions.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
So anything near or below that price point can be considered a pretty good deal for one-way in business class—keeping in mind the factors like the length of the flight and the amenities your ticket includes.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2024
Once the roadway edge is stabilized, crews will install a temporary signal and open Highway 1 to unrestricted traffic using alternating one-way traffic control.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Forecasts are for 11 million one-way passengers per year, or some 30,000 per day, with fares well below airline travel costs.
—Ken Ritter, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
On the West Coast, travelers can fly between Los Angeles and San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and more also starting at just $49, or splurge and fly from the City of Angels to New Orleans starting at just $77 one-way.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024
But eggshells, coffee grounds, corncobs, and banana peels don’t have to get a one-way ticket to the landfill.
—Corinne Iozzio, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
Popular on Variety But that opportunity for connection swiftly gets swept away in the one-way twister to Oz, where a hypercolor surge of stimulation competes for audience attention.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Even though a comprehensive understanding of computational hardness remains elusive, cryptographers have recently made exciting progress toward a unified theory of one-way functions.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
So anything near or below that price point can be considered a pretty good deal for one-way in business class—keeping in mind the factors like the length of the flight and the amenities your ticket includes.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2024
Once the roadway edge is stabilized, crews will install a temporary signal and open Highway 1 to unrestricted traffic using alternating one-way traffic control.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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