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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 the next couple of years, the two worked on one-off songs that built sombr’s audience and established his sonic brand.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025
Leavitt was pressed on Thursday whether the seizure was a one-off.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
But some agents IndieWire spoke with were skeptical such success stories were anything more than one-offs.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
These jets can reach speeds much closer to the speed of light and last much longer than this recent one-off burst, but they're powered (in part) by processes similar to what happens in the magnetic field around a supermassive black hole.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025
Leavitt was pressed on Thursday whether the seizure was a one-off.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
But some agents IndieWire spoke with were skeptical such success stories were anything more than one-offs.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
These jets can reach speeds much closer to the speed of light and last much longer than this recent one-off burst, but they're powered (in part) by processes similar to what happens in the magnetic field around a supermassive black hole.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 9 Dec. 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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