Examples of onetime in a Sentence
Adjective
a onetime actor now turned singer
with any luck, that was a onetime mistake
Adverb
an athlete who onetime competed in marathons on a regular basis
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Longo, a onetime satanist in the 1800s who was among seven new saints canonized this month by Pope Leo XIV, was an attorney whose foray into the occult purportedly led him to promise his soul to a demon.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Even Bill Gates, a onetime stalwart champion of climate action, said this week that near-term emissions targets are a distraction at best and could even be counterproductive for human welfare.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Longo, a onetime satanist in the 1800s who was among seven new saints canonized this month by Pope Leo XIV, was an attorney whose foray into the occult purportedly led him to promise his soul to a demon.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Find it: Level one, Bloomingdale’s wing A onetime larger chain with only a few spots still in operation, this one at South Coast Plaza offers comfy fare including chicken pot pie, Southwest chicken egg rolls, steaks, burgers and salads..
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onetime. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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