at one time
idiom
: during one period of time in the past
At one time there was only one grocery store in town.
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The film also chronicles the surprisingly riveting decades-old tale of Morgan W. Jopling, who at one time led a mini-empire of theaters in the Upper Peninsula, and his son-in-law Michael Hare, an admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright and the innovative designer of the Nordic.
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Both have been, at one time or another, dominant, after all.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
At the height of their use in the 19th century, over 30 miles of hillside steps at one time connected the neighborhoods of Cincinnati.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
But cultivars, which have been selected at one time or another for their fruit, yield, or hardiness, are clones.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
Eatonville was also home to the Hungerford School, a school for Black students modeled after the Tuskegee Institute and at one time comprising more than half the town’s geography.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Managing Sugar's plot twist was a huge undertaking, which involved discussions that at one time or another included Apple, Kinberg, Farrell, creator Mark Protosevich and other producers like Adam Arkin, Sam Catlin, Audrey Chon and director Fernando Meirelles.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
But missing will be the person who made Resilience possible, who made Wall Street dreams for many probable and who, at one time, was the king of California thoroughbred breeders.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
In recent weeks, there has been ongoing national debate during which each of those three prospects has been touted at one time or another as being the best overall or most promising or surest thing.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Both have been, at one time or another, dominant, after all.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
At the height of their use in the 19th century, over 30 miles of hillside steps at one time connected the neighborhoods of Cincinnati.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
But cultivars, which have been selected at one time or another for their fruit, yield, or hardiness, are clones.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
Eatonville was also home to the Hungerford School, a school for Black students modeled after the Tuskegee Institute and at one time comprising more than half the town’s geography.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Managing Sugar's plot twist was a huge undertaking, which involved discussions that at one time or another included Apple, Kinberg, Farrell, creator Mark Protosevich and other producers like Adam Arkin, Sam Catlin, Audrey Chon and director Fernando Meirelles.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
But missing will be the person who made Resilience possible, who made Wall Street dreams for many probable and who, at one time, was the king of California thoroughbred breeders.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
In recent weeks, there has been ongoing national debate during which each of those three prospects has been touted at one time or another as being the best overall or most promising or surest thing.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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