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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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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Vance, the onetime Trump critic, glad-handed his way through a crowd of admirers as his place on the ticket was made official.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
The son of Black Panther parents and a onetime performing arts student turned hip-hop backup dancer, Mr. Shakur had broken out as a solo artist in the early 1990s with a unique blend of introspective street poetry and young man’s fury.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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Adjective
Thereafter, director Raoul Walsh rented the house for a year or so, followed by Arbuckle’s onetime producer, Joe Schenck, and his wife, the actress Norma Talmadge.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Vance, the onetime Trump critic, glad-handed his way through a crowd of admirers as his place on the ticket was made official.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Adverb
But as polls show softening Democratic support within that voter group, Trump and his allies are courting onetime Biden voters like Williams and James — cognizant that even a small shift in a state like Georgia could mean the difference between winning and losing.
—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
The son of Black Panther parents and a onetime performing arts student turned hip-hop backup dancer, Mr. Shakur had broken out as a solo artist in the early 1990s with a unique blend of introspective street poetry and young man’s fury.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onetime. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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