How to Use for one in a Sentence

for one

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  • The right answer for one deal is rarely the right answer for the next.
    Benjie Nunn, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • This is the beginning of the end for one of the all-time greats of the sport.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Taylor being able to show up for one day on set is shocking to me.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
  • The primary job does more than create one job for one person.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Giraffes were revered in China at the time, for one weird reason.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The point isn't changing your company's logo for one month out of the year.
    Alan Brown, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • These shoes, their fans say, are at least as good as other brands’ and can be had for one-half to two-thirds of the price.
    Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Daunt said people can come into a bookstore for one title then be inspired to walk out with three.
    Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some of these shirts sell for hundreds of dollars, some over $1,000 for one shirt.
    Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The stars of New Girl will be back together, for one night only.
    Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Putting the fork down between bites for one meal a day, with the phone off the table, is the simplest way to build the habit.
    Allison Palmer july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • The operation is planned for one to two weeks, but may finish sooner.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The first method involved putting the berries in a strainer and running them under plain tap water for one minute.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Walker came back on for two more before Mahomes left for the other field for one-on-ones.
    Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, the three-pound bag can feed your whole family for just over the price of a fast food meal for one person.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The buildup in bearish bets comes after a stunning reversal for one of the year's hottest debuts.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Next to Ticonderoga is a more spacious option with free parking for one hour.
    Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Smith is only under contract for one year and at minimal cost (to the Jets, at least).
    The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Beck said the Saints’ last four quarterbacks have only been with the program for one season.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Time, alone, isn’t a reliable variable in this equation, and way too many people mistake it for one.
    Sabrina Romanoff, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Earnings, adjusted for one-time items, totaled 18 cents per share.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Go on the field with The Star’s photojournalists for one more match of group-stage play.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • The clinical value of prostratin, for one, has yet to be established.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Bojan Andric, for one, is afraid of them, and justifiably so.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Shellfish tag could not be located for one container of oysters.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Cypher appeared in 160 episodes of the soap opera, which ran for one season in 1962.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • While rare for one spot, total eclipses happen globally every 16 months.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Rolex, for one, has increased prices four times since January 2025.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
  • Aristotle, for one, wasn’t all that impressed by Odysseus’s adventures.
    Daniel Mendelsohn, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Even after decades of collecting, Lanigan is still searching for one elusive grail.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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