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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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 May 2025
The situation has gotten so bleak that Hollywood is now being compared to Detroit — a onetime industrial powerhouse now struggling to reinvent itself.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 11 Mar. 2025
Tiffany Haddish, onetime supporting-actress hopeful for the breakout summer comedy Girls Trip.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
His childhood friend–slash–onetime extramarital hookup, Nora, is back in the hospital with an infected graft, and her condition seems to get worse by the minute.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 May 2025
The situation has gotten so bleak that Hollywood is now being compared to Detroit — a onetime industrial powerhouse now struggling to reinvent itself.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Adverb
According to our sister site Deadline, which first reported the project, Huertas will also executive-produce alongside The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley, while onetime Arrow co-showrunner Wendy Mericle will write the script.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 11 Mar. 2025
Tiffany Haddish, onetime supporting-actress hopeful for the breakout summer comedy Girls Trip.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onetime. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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