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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
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Examples of one-off in a Sentence
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Leiweke expects that exclusive to be a one-off, but said Oak View is looking into opening a Co-op Live-style arena in West London to rival the O2 on the other side of the U.K. capital.
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Mark Sutherland, Variety, 29 Apr. 2024
Price growth in auto insurance, financial services and medical services are effectively one-offs that are keeping inflation elevated now, the officials said, but will not continue to push prices higher in the months to come.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
The response was so huge, the one-off fundraiser became BirthFund—launched to help provide midwifery care and support for families across the country.
—Glamour, 26 Apr. 2024
At the time, experts felt that the phone could be a one-off, as Huawei and its suppliers would struggle to make advanced chips at scale.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 26 Apr. 2024
The new agreement comes after The CW aired Miss USA in a one-off deal in 2023, which delivered the biggest audience (811,000 same-day viewers) of any new special on the network last year.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Children’s Mercy Park had long been a fortress for Sporting, but the team has just five points through five home games — including last weekend’s one-off against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Other countries are trying to determine whether this event is a strange one-off, or proof that the wily virus has evolved to be able to infect cattle more easily, and what risk their own herds — and potentially people — could face if the latter is true.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
The annual event carries somewhat more significance this season, with the Giants set to take part in the Rickwood Classic, a one-off game at the oldest ballpark in the U.S., where Willie Mays and Robinson once played in the Negro Leagues.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Mark Sutherland, Variety, 29 Apr. 2024
Price growth in auto insurance, financial services and medical services are effectively one-offs that are keeping inflation elevated now, the officials said, but will not continue to push prices higher in the months to come.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
The response was so huge, the one-off fundraiser became BirthFund—launched to help provide midwifery care and support for families across the country.
—Glamour, 26 Apr. 2024
At the time, experts felt that the phone could be a one-off, as Huawei and its suppliers would struggle to make advanced chips at scale.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 26 Apr. 2024
The new agreement comes after The CW aired Miss USA in a one-off deal in 2023, which delivered the biggest audience (811,000 same-day viewers) of any new special on the network last year.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Children’s Mercy Park had long been a fortress for Sporting, but the team has just five points through five home games — including last weekend’s one-off against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Other countries are trying to determine whether this event is a strange one-off, or proof that the wily virus has evolved to be able to infect cattle more easily, and what risk their own herds — and potentially people — could face if the latter is true.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
The annual event carries somewhat more significance this season, with the Giants set to take part in the Rickwood Classic, a one-off game at the oldest ballpark in the U.S., where Willie Mays and Robinson once played in the Negro Leagues.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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