once that

conjunction

: once

Examples of once that in a Sentence

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And once that happens, the risks do not stay confined to one company. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 But once that’s over, everyone’s got a job to do. Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025 The city council has still not approved any permits, and Barca can only re-apply to increase capacity once that first application has been approved. Pol Ballús, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Production on The Chi season 8 is set to begin in 2026, but once that season airs, the series will have tied heavy hitters like Weeds, Dexter, and Homeland for second-longest running series in network history, behind Shameless, which holds the gold medal with 11. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for once that

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of once that was in 1874

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“Once that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20that. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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