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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Hovland carried a one-shot lead over Scheffler into Sunday’s final round.
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Hovland, who went into the final round with a one-shot lead over Scheffler, found himself two back when play was halted by a pounding rain and lightning in the area, both of them in the fairway on the 14th hole.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
The top two are PvP-specific, resulting in lots of one-shot, unavoidable deaths.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The scene, in which Daredevil breaks out the Swordsman (Tony Dalton) and others from a detention center run by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, was not initially planned as a one-shot.
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Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Hovland, who went into the final round with a one-shot lead over Scheffler, found himself two back when play was halted by a pounding rain and lightning in the area, both of them in the fairway on the 14th hole.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
The top two are PvP-specific, resulting in lots of one-shot, unavoidable deaths.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The scene, in which Daredevil breaks out the Swordsman (Tony Dalton) and others from a detention center run by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, was not initially planned as a one-shot.
—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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 30 Jun. 2026.
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