once that

conjunction

: once

Examples of once that in a Sentence

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But for once that’s not so disparaging a critique. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 So logically, one of the 52 cards is placed on top, and once that’s determined, there are only 51 possibilities for the card below it. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025 Shahidul, who has been in custody of immigration officials since May 6, will be transported to Lake County once that proceeding is settled, Lake County authorities said, per the outlets. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for once that

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 15 Sep. 2025.

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