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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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For this one-off adventure, Robb Report has tapped Travel Master Alex Wix of Wix Squared and Gail Leonard’s team at Plan-it Morocco.
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
As outré as Camel Lights gets, the presence of such treasured guests and ideas apparently rattling around Geologist’s brain for 28 years conveys the sense that this is a genuinely personal work—not a one-off novelty.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Expect to see more one-off events across the industry in an attempt to get people back to theaters.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The use of unmanned combat systems has evolved in the past 2 decades from a one-off, expensive system launched from expensive platforms, to very low cost autonomous drones ($25-50K), UUVs (Unmanned Underwater Vehicles), autonomous ships and ground vehicles.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
As outré as Camel Lights gets, the presence of such treasured guests and ideas apparently rattling around Geologist’s brain for 28 years conveys the sense that this is a genuinely personal work—not a one-off novelty.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Expect to see more one-off events across the industry in an attempt to get people back to theaters.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The use of unmanned combat systems has evolved in the past 2 decades from a one-off, expensive system launched from expensive platforms, to very low cost autonomous drones ($25-50K), UUVs (Unmanned Underwater Vehicles), autonomous ships and ground vehicles.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.
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