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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
noun
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
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Expert decisions are high-stakes, one-off choices where the single right answer is not clear—often not knowable—but the quality of the decision matters.
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David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
The league has expanded its domestic special events, staging one-off regular-season games in Tennessee and Alabama in each of the last two summers.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Hamas’s onslaught and Israel’s war of destruction were not one-offs or historical exceptions.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The alumni do not want the face-off to be a one-off.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
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David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
The league has expanded its domestic special events, staging one-off regular-season games in Tennessee and Alabama in each of the last two summers.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Hamas’s onslaught and Israel’s war of destruction were not one-offs or historical exceptions.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The alumni do not want the face-off to be a one-off.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one-off
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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