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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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Thus, the only live performance dedicated to Lover took place in September 2019, when Swift performed a one-off concert in Paris called City of Lover and released it as a concert film the following year.
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
There’s also a one-off in Puerto Rico, with the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat meeting up in San Juan on Saturday night.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But Elemental’s model extends beyond one-off bets.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
What stands out this year is the scope of our animation section that includes animation made for TV, so series and one-offs, but also for theatrical distribution, therefore also for feature animation.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
There’s also a one-off in Puerto Rico, with the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat meeting up in San Juan on Saturday night.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But Elemental’s model extends beyond one-off bets.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
What stands out this year is the scope of our animation section that includes animation made for TV, so series and one-offs, but also for theatrical distribution, therefore also for feature animation.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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 4 Oct. 2025.
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