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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
noun
Synonyms
Examples of one-off in a Sentence
an actress who commissioned a one-off dress from the designer for the Oscars
the tour is a one-off event to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary
Recent Examples on the Web
Clarkson also had a long run on the show, coaching from season 13 through season 21 and returning for a one-off year during season 23.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
Vampire Weekend will play one-off shows later this month in Luton, U.K., and at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, before kicking off a summer North American tour June 6 in Houston.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 May 2024
Image The designers conceived the items in the collection as production pieces, not one-off art pieces.
—Jane Margolies, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Until recently, the UNFPA was able to occasionally distribute maternity, postpartum, and reproductive health supplies to Emirati Hospital, in addition to providing one-off cash transfers to vulnerable women.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 9 May 2024
In 2019, at the Only Watch charitable auction, a one-off steel model Grandmaster Chime sold for a whopping $31 million, setting a record.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Forecasters had warned that last summer’s extreme weather was not a one-off meteorological event.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 May 2024
This is a one-off whiskey, not meant to be replicated—which would be an impossible task anyway.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 May 2024
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.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 29 Apr. 2024
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
Vampire Weekend will play one-off shows later this month in Luton, U.K., and at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, before kicking off a summer North American tour June 6 in Houston.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 May 2024
Image The designers conceived the items in the collection as production pieces, not one-off art pieces.
—Jane Margolies, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Until recently, the UNFPA was able to occasionally distribute maternity, postpartum, and reproductive health supplies to Emirati Hospital, in addition to providing one-off cash transfers to vulnerable women.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 9 May 2024
In 2019, at the Only Watch charitable auction, a one-off steel model Grandmaster Chime sold for a whopping $31 million, setting a record.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Forecasters had warned that last summer’s extreme weather was not a one-off meteorological event.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 May 2024
This is a one-off whiskey, not meant to be replicated—which would be an impossible task anyway.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 May 2024
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.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 29 Apr. 2024
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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