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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
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Examples of one-off in a Sentence
an actress who commissioned a one-off dress from the designer for the Oscars
the tour is a one-off event to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary
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Plus, starting with the premiere of Daredevil: Born Again in March, Marvel will once again start leaning into projects designed to run for multiple seasons and with longer episode counts rather than blockbuster one-offs.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
And now, the new one-off ROX Concept seeks to build on the long history of the Land Cruiser, which is undoubtedly Toyota's most significant and well-known adventure car.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
The one-off game at Wrigley boosted the Red Stars’ bottom line, but the club still has the lowest revenue in the league and is sorting through its future venue options.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Pink Floyd’s last tour was in 1994; the group’s final, one-off live performance in 2005 (at Live8), and the acrimony stemming from personal, creative and legal battles between Gilmour and bassist/singer/songwriter Roger Waters is unlikely to ever cease.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
And now, the new one-off ROX Concept seeks to build on the long history of the Land Cruiser, which is undoubtedly Toyota's most significant and well-known adventure car.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
The one-off game at Wrigley boosted the Red Stars’ bottom line, but the club still has the lowest revenue in the league and is sorting through its future venue options.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Pink Floyd’s last tour was in 1994; the group’s final, one-off live performance in 2005 (at Live8), and the acrimony stemming from personal, creative and legal battles between Gilmour and bassist/singer/songwriter Roger Waters is unlikely to ever cease.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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