How to Use one-timer in a Sentence
one-timer
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His wrister and one-timer both rip off his blade.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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His one-timer has some pop because of his strength and size.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Geekie’s one-timer has even surprised its owner.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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All of those details lead to a great save on a point-blank one-timer with no time to react.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Like with his wrist shot, Geekie thinks about the placement of his one-timer as much as the speed.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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So Kaprizov doesn’t always have to be on the side waiting for a one-timer.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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That was a bomb of a one-timer, and Nicole obviously had great saves.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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Kadirova blasted a one-timer from the right circle that beat Frankel glove side.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
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On the power play, Thompson teed up five straight one-timers from his favorite spot.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Point broke a tie with a one-timer from between the circles that beat Petr Mrázek.
—John Kreiser, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
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Great shooter from the circles and is deadly on PP one-timers.
—Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
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Malkin scored the winning goal off a one-timer feed from Tommy Novak.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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But one of them was on a point-blank one-timer by Corey Perry on the doorstep on a power play.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Fed passes by an assistant coach, both wingers practiced one-timers from near the faceoff dots.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
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After taking a cross-ice feed from Hintz, Heiskanen buried a one-timer.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
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Dubois took advantage of a Minnesota turnover with a quick one-timer.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Matt Duchene didn’t get all of a one-timer, and Hellebuyck got his pad on it.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Thompson would’ve been chasing the play, and Tolvanen would’ve had more net to shoot at on his one-timer.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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There was an open net one-timer for Suzuki against the New York Rangers.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Rossi scored with a one-timer from the right circle that beat goaltender Lukas Dostal glove side to win it.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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His strong one-timer and scorer's instincts give him power-play utility.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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His strong one-timer and scorer's instincts give him power-play utility.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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Nečas, a brilliant skater with a strong one-timer, could make a big impact there, and the Avalanche might need that from him.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 3 May 2026
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Yakemchuk has a bullet shot from the point and will be a one-timer threat in the NHL.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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Masse is also a dangerous goal scorer who can wire bullets from the faceoff dot with his one-timer.
—Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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Benson skated toward the net and hit Peterka for a one-timer near the right post.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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Stankoven’s opening goal was also from the low slot, while Blake’s tally was a backdoor one-timer.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 June 2026
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Stankoven’s opening goal was also from the low slot, while Blake’s tally was a backdoor one-timer.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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Jason Robertson cracked open the goose egg on an explosive one-timer on a power play.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023
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One of his two goals in that game against the Islanders was a one-timer on a pass from Taylor Hall.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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