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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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In January 2024, a downsizing Groupon moved to smaller digs downtown, leaving a 300,000-square-foot hole in the onetime nexus of the Chicago tech scene.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The former Chief Media and Business Officer of the NFL will replace onetime IMG exec Jay Monahan in the role.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 June 2025
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Adjective
The British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was fired after a series of emails and other documents that show his onetime support for the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In January 2024, a downsizing Groupon moved to smaller digs downtown, leaving a 300,000-square-foot hole in the onetime nexus of the Chicago tech scene.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The former Chief Media and Business Officer of the NFL will replace onetime IMG exec Jay Monahan in the role.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 June 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onetime. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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