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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Liu began the day with a one-shot lead over another sophomore, Cathedral’s Oliver Mayson.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The British series from creators Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne employs the same one-shot style over the course of the four, edge-of-your-seat episodes — a technique that’s become somewhat of a calling card for Adolescence director Philip Barantini, working with cinematographer Matthew Lewis.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Caverns & Forests hosts intermediate D&D campaigns, too, as well as one-shot adventures, which is a campaign that is designed to be played in one evening.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Eastman and Laird created a comic based on four mutant turtles that possess keen martial arts abilities, which was meant to be a one-shot, but ended up becoming a phenomenon.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The British series from creators Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne employs the same one-shot style over the course of the four, edge-of-your-seat episodes — a technique that’s become somewhat of a calling card for Adolescence director Philip Barantini, working with cinematographer Matthew Lewis.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Caverns & Forests hosts intermediate D&D campaigns, too, as well as one-shot adventures, which is a campaign that is designed to be played in one evening.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Eastman and Laird created a comic based on four mutant turtles that possess keen martial arts abilities, which was meant to be a one-shot, but ended up becoming a phenomenon.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for one-shot
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-shot. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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