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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
noun
Examples of one-off in a Sentence
an actress who commissioned a one-off dress from the designer for the Oscars
the tour is a one-off event to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary
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If the top of the card lives up to the billing, perhaps Turin becomes a recurring stop rather than a one-off.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The Boroughs works perfectly as a standalone one-off, but the finale does leave several nagging questions unanswered and hints at a possible second chapter for our plucky protagonists.
—ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Currently, the process for obtaining data typically revolves around subscribing to APIs that charge a monthly credit card fee, and where one-off transactions are economically unviable.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Things would have to fall pretty precisely for the event to occur, but both clubs will have been made well aware of the potential for a one-off, winner-takes-all game to decide their European fortunes next season.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 24 May 2026
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The Boroughs works perfectly as a standalone one-off, but the finale does leave several nagging questions unanswered and hints at a possible second chapter for our plucky protagonists.
—ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Currently, the process for obtaining data typically revolves around subscribing to APIs that charge a monthly credit card fee, and where one-off transactions are economically unviable.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Things would have to fall pretty precisely for the event to occur, but both clubs will have been made well aware of the potential for a one-off, winner-takes-all game to decide their European fortunes next season.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for one-off
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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