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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Then Green Mountain drew a one-shot foul at the other end, and Ben Shungu made the free throw.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
Nothing stopped the world’s No. 1 player on his way to a 7-under 64 to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Reese and center Kamilla Cardoso were forced into post-only roles, leading to empty possessions, one-shot trips and child’s play for opposing defenses.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Co-creator Jack Thorne is up for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, while one-shot helmer Philip Barantini has the same in directing.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
Nothing stopped the world’s No. 1 player on his way to a 7-under 64 to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Reese and center Kamilla Cardoso were forced into post-only roles, leading to empty possessions, one-shot trips and child’s play for opposing defenses.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Co-creator Jack Thorne is up for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, while one-shot helmer Philip Barantini has the same in directing.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-shot. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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