one-shot
adjective
1
: that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once
There is no easy one-shot answer to the problem.
2
: that is not followed by something else of the same kind
a one-shot tax cut
one-shot
noun
Examples of one-shot in a Sentence
this offer is a one-shot deal; if you refuse, you won't get another chance
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The scene, in which Daredevil breaks out the Swordsman (Tony Dalton) and others from a detention center run by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, was not initially planned as a one-shot.
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
It won't be remembered as much as the short par putt for the one-shot victory over Gaby Lopez and Charley Hull.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
With her one-shot victory over Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez, who tied for second at 7-under 277, the 27-year-old Korda became just the ninth women’s golfer to secure four major championships before age 28.
—Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 8 June 2026
The company also frames the device as cumulative rather than a one-shot fix.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
It won't be remembered as much as the short par putt for the one-shot victory over Gaby Lopez and Charley Hull.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
With her one-shot victory over Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez, who tied for second at 7-under 277, the 27-year-old Korda became just the ninth women’s golfer to secure four major championships before age 28.
—Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 8 June 2026
The company also frames the device as cumulative rather than a one-shot fix.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for one-shot
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-shot. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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