once that

conjunction

: once

Examples of once that in a Sentence

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But once that cascade happened, it couldn’t be stopped. Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025 And then once that duct tape was removed there was a bandana tied in her mouth. Chris Young Ritzen, CBS News, 10 May 2025 That process takes many months, but the hope is that once that network is in place, these cells could be functional for many years, perhaps even for the rest of a Parkinson’s patient’s life. Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025 Your brain will do it for you, especially once that belief has been running on loop for years. Jessica Agnew, Forbes.com, 7 May 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 24 May. 2025.

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