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Recent Examples of one-horse
And while this has now become a one-horse race, with that proposal carrying the day heading into a May 28 vote at the league’s next Board of Governors meeting, there are still more discussions — and possible changes — to come.
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 5 May 2026
McCarthy moved to his current studio in 2012, and around then, bought land out in the Tehachapi Mountains to serve as Wild West backdrops, not unlike the early film studios buying up tumbleweed stables in Topanga to serve as facsimiles of one-horse towns to shoot westerns.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.
—Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
This week's Far-Flung Postcard series takes you to a food stand in the one-horse town of Marikavalasa in India, where working women go to enjoy a treat and unwind in the evening before returning to the grind.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
If either achieves even half the cadence and reliability of Falcon 9, the private space industry will finally move from a one-horse race to a true competition.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Brazilian star was expected to be in a one-horse race for the sport's highest indvidual accolade and become the first man from his country to win it since Kaka in 2007.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Koda grew up in this one-horse California town, while Sakai’s father’s work took her family to Tokyo, New York, Mexico City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2016
Sam Amick, New York Times, 5 May 2026
McCarthy moved to his current studio in 2012, and around then, bought land out in the Tehachapi Mountains to serve as Wild West backdrops, not unlike the early film studios buying up tumbleweed stables in Topanga to serve as facsimiles of one-horse towns to shoot westerns.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.
—Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
This week's Far-Flung Postcard series takes you to a food stand in the one-horse town of Marikavalasa in India, where working women go to enjoy a treat and unwind in the evening before returning to the grind.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
If either achieves even half the cadence and reliability of Falcon 9, the private space industry will finally move from a one-horse race to a true competition.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Brazilian star was expected to be in a one-horse race for the sport's highest indvidual accolade and become the first man from his country to win it since Kaka in 2007.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Koda grew up in this one-horse California town, while Sakai’s father’s work took her family to Tokyo, New York, Mexico City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-horse
Adjective
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
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If however, we were often criticized and made to feel unimportant, our self-talk may be more negative.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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August 23 – September 22 One small fix today could make everything run better.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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These mad scientists then trained a small flock of sheep to recognize four celebrities—Emma Watson, Barack Obama, Jake Gyllenhaal, and the BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce—from their pictures on the internet.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“One-horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-horse. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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