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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The onetime publicist put on her hosting hat for a party at Big Bang Boutique at Faena Miami Beach Hotel Thursday to help get some of her closest friends glammed up before Miami Swim Week.—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026 The author is the daughter of Judy Clark, a onetime member of the American Marxist militant group known as the Weather Underground.—Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Adverb
Her assistant coaches, including former All-Star Sugar Rodgers, onetime Idaho standout Landon Tatum and team personnel Daisy Feder, Boki Wang and Kenny Wolfe, all far more talented than us, took it just as seriously.—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 On May 14, Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Newsom and onetime Becerra political adviser, pleaded guilty in federal court after accepting a plea deal to multiple charges, including committing bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and lying to the FBI.—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for onetime