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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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The mid-budget adult comedy that Prada 2 represents may be a one-off rather than a category revival.
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ABC News, 11 May 2026
The party was not a one-off display of dedication for Gupta, who had started an Instagram page dedicated to the beverage a month before the war in Iran broke out.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The mid-budget adult comedy that Prada 2 represents may be a one-off rather than a category revival.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The original one-off road-speed record-breaker was lost in World War Two, so Audi has spent an undisclosed seven-figure fortune recreating it.
—New Atlas, 8 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 16 May. 2026.
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