How to Use one-shot in a Sentence

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• Justin Rose, who had a one-shot lead at the start of the day, shot 75 and was seven shots back.
  — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
• The one-shot filming seems like such a thrill and a terror.
  — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2025
• All these one-shots are part of a whole movie sequence.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• Crossroads turned out to be a one-shot fluke for her movie career.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• Then Green Mountain drew a one-shot foul at the other end, and Ben Shungu made the free throw.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
• Getting close for a one-shot kill has always been the challenge.
  — Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2023
• After that, Cobbs had one-shot roles on the most notable TV dramas of their time.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 July 2024
• Meanwhile, Justin Rose was catching fire and took a one-shot lead for a moment.
  — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
• The four other four one-shots will be released one-by-one on a monthly basis.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 13 June 2024
• Years later, some would claim that the magazine was a lark, that it was intended to be a one-shot deal.
  — Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023
• So Bradley entered the final round with a one-shot lead over Scott and just two ahead of 24-year-old rising star Ludvig Åberg.
  — Brody Miller, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
• Nothing stopped the world’s No. 1 player on his way to a 7-under 64 to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend.
  — Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
• The second is in the last mission where there’s a segment with a bunch of Thresher ships which will one-shot you with rockets unless you are locked to 30.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• Gagné explained that a custom cable was built for the one-shot movement.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
• Gagné explained that a custom cable was built for the one-shot movement.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
• Conversions would produce plenty of one-shot income, but not the long-term cash stream brought by high rents.
  — Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
• The one-shot nature of the episode posed a unique challenge for Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper, the two actors around whom the tense, hour-long scene is crafted around.
  — Tiana Denicola, Variety, 10 June 2025
• Dustin Johnson, with a one-shot lead playing the final hole at Whistling Straits, is penalized two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker on the last hole.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• Holding onto the one-shot lead over both chasers, Lee steadied himself after that shaky 16th tee shot.
  — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
• While that could be viewed as a one-shot waiver to resolve the A’s stadium odyssey, a precedent has nonetheless been set.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• Holding a one-shot lead on 16, the Northern Irishman remarkably missed a par putt from two feet six inches away.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
• Holding a one-shot lead on 16, the Northern Irishman remarkably missed a par putt from two feet six inches away.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
• Unfortunately, Camp David was proposed as a one-shot deal, make it or break it.
  — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• The Thai golfer held a one-shot lead and par on the final hole would have given her the third major title of her professional career.
  — Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
• As most people know, most movie scenes are not one-shot wonders and require several takes.
  — Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
• Horschel, who started the final round with a one-shot lead in his bid to win his first major, dropped back around the turn and birdied his last three holes for a 68 for his best finish in a major.
  — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
• Moments later, Spaun, who started the day with a one-shot lead, found himself with a chip that looked nearly identical and skipped it up next to the cup for a tap-in birdie.
  — Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
• Homa, who grew up about 30 miles away, attended this tournament as a kid and then won it two years ago, started with a one-shot lead and stayed step-for-step with Rahm.
  — Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2023
• Berger himself birdied the easiest hole on a difficult course to hold a one-shot advantage.
  — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
• The plan to monetize unpaid bills is also a one-shot solution, experts warned.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026