one-shot
adjective
1
: that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once
there is no easy one-shot answer to the problem
2
: that is not followed by something else of the same kind
a one-shot tax cut
one-shot
noun
Examples of one-shot in a Sentence
this offer is a one-shot deal; if you refuse, you won't get another chance
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The Englishman, still chasing his first PGA Tour title, had a one-shot lead walking up to the 18th green at TPC River Highlands.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The Broadmoor last hosted the U.S. Senior Open in 2018, when David Toms sank a 19-foot par putt on the final hole to secure a one-shot victory over three other golfers.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
The last player to hold a one-shot lead through 54 holes at the U.S. Open and win the championship in regulation remains Payne Stewart in 1999 at Pinehurst.
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—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Playing in his first U.S. Open, Spaun shot a bogey-free 66 to take a one-shot lead heading into Friday.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The Broadmoor last hosted the U.S. Senior Open in 2018, when David Toms sank a 19-foot par putt on the final hole to secure a one-shot victory over three other golfers.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
The last player to hold a one-shot lead through 54 holes at the U.S. Open and win the championship in regulation remains Payne Stewart in 1999 at Pinehurst.
7.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Playing in his first U.S. Open, Spaun shot a bogey-free 66 to take a one-shot lead heading into Friday.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-shot. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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