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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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
Ethan Hawke gives one of the year’s great performances as Lorenz Hart, the onetime writing partner of composer Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott).
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Find it: Level one, Bloomingdale’s wing A onetime larger chain with only a few spots still in operation, this one at South Coast Plaza offers comfy fare including chicken pot pie, Southwest chicken egg rolls, steaks, burgers and salads..
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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
Ethan Hawke gives one of the year’s great performances as Lorenz Hart, the onetime writing partner of composer Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott).
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
Adverb
Some European countries have required tech platforms to get onetime parental consent for users under 15, but these are laughably easy to work around.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Find it: Level one, Bloomingdale’s wing A onetime larger chain with only a few spots still in operation, this one at South Coast Plaza offers comfy fare including chicken pot pie, Southwest chicken egg rolls, steaks, burgers and salads..
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onetime. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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