Examples of onetime in a Sentence
Adjective
a onetime actor now turned singer
with any luck, that was a onetime mistake
Adverb
an athlete who onetime competed in marathons on a regular basis
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Erika Kirk's one-word message for Candace Owens Weiss asked Erika Kirk about Candace Owens, a former Turning Point USA employee and onetime friend of Charlie Kirk, who has recently been peddling conspiracy theories about his assassination.
—CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025
Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
She was married only once, very briefly to Brazilian industrialist Roberto Seabra, and then had a 30-year relationship with Raymond Marcellin, onetime Interior Minister of France, before his death in 2004.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Owens, a onetime employee of Charlie Kirk's organization Turning Point USA – which is now run by Erika Kirk – has described herself as a friend of the Kirk family.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Erika Kirk's one-word message for Candace Owens Weiss asked Erika Kirk about Candace Owens, a former Turning Point USA employee and onetime friend of Charlie Kirk, who has recently been peddling conspiracy theories about his assassination.
—CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025
Adverb
In a podcast last week, onetime CBS News anchor Connie Chung clashed with her husband and shock show host Maury Povich over the impact so far on CBS.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
She was married only once, very briefly to Brazilian industrialist Roberto Seabra, and then had a 30-year relationship with Raymond Marcellin, onetime Interior Minister of France, before his death in 2004.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onetime. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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