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 Thai golfer held a one-shot lead and par on the final hole would have given her the third major title of her professional career.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Justin Rose was catching fire and took a one-shot lead for a moment.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
McIlroy responded by turning an opening two-shot lead into a one-shot deficit in only 33 minutes.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Justin Rose, who had a one-shot lead at the start of the day, shot 75 and was seven shots back.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Justin Rose was catching fire and took a one-shot lead for a moment.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
McIlroy responded by turning an opening two-shot lead into a one-shot deficit in only 33 minutes.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Justin Rose, who had a one-shot lead at the start of the day, shot 75 and was seven shots back.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-shot. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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