How to Use one-off in a Sentence

one-off

adjective
  • And, remember, again, to add to this, this is not a one-off.
    ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t going to be a one-off fluke for the Polestar brand, either.
    Daniel Golson, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Those were the sort of one-off moments that happen as part of a bad night.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • There isn’t even some random one-off where Jack White did all the singing.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The overactive light switch on night one was not a one-off.
    Kate Sosin, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
  • It was not used on the other one-off films Rogue One and Solo.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2023
  • And then show it as a one-off screening in one venue in London.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Movies are a one-off, but TV is a going concern, and there is so much of it.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • This is not about a one-off, sending 20 trucks and then nothing.
    ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • This is a one-off feud, and for the most part, Cena has gotten better of him.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Aside from a few one-offs, however, this did not come to pass.
    Andrew Barker, Variety, 7 June 2023
  • Because that was the mark the outlandish one-off was supposed to be able to beat when it was first built in 1979.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • The inference is that this was a one-off deal for Bradford.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • That tour, in turn, came out of a one-off show at Metro that brought invites to do more of the same in other cities.
    Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Jay Peak offers packages and one-off gear rentals for up to five days.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue melted minds with a one-off murder ballad in the mid-90s.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • These one-off jerseys can be a handy earner for teams, too.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Gates will hit the stage for a one-off concert in Los Angeles this week.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2024
  • If that's the case, this year's wacky Final Four might be a one-off instead of a turning point.
    Joel Mathis, The Week, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Some of those blips repeat themselves; some are one-offs.
    WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Beth Morrison Can’t wait to get your hands on this one-off Vogue World merch?
    Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Listen, there’s a reason Sting gets the call for these high-profile one-off gigs.
    Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • What seemed like a one-off now had the markings of a serious outbreak.
    Byjon Cohen, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024
  • For one thing, the incident does not appear to have been a one-off for Gardiner.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
  • The cocktail isn’t a one-off; it’s actually been around for a while.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • McDonalds’ usual play is more that of the McRib style layup than the Grimace shake one-off.
    Paige Hagy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This was of course the opposite of Amazon Prime, which has trained us to buy one-off products at a time.
    WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • As for whether this was a one-off or a red flag, McCarthy said the key is whether this behavior is a pattern.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • This unusual, one-off Porsche 911 gives you the chance to add a car with a unique place in automotive history to your garage.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 May 2025

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