one-shot
adjective
1
: that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once
there is no easy one-shot answer to the problem
2
: that is not followed by something else of the same kind
a one-shot tax cut
one-shot
noun
Examples of one-shot in a Sentence
this offer is a one-shot deal; if you refuse, you won't get another chance
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Gagné explained that a custom cable was built for the one-shot movement.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Early sequences like the one-shot hallway fight and Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) decapitating a man with a car door pushed the boundaries of comic book television.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
England’s Sam Horsfield ended the opening round with a one-shot lead after carding a six-under 66, a brilliant round which included six birdies and nothing over par.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Sunday at Pebble Beach is set to deliver an exciting finish, as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am wraps up with Sepp Straka holding onto a one-shot lead over Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Early sequences like the one-shot hallway fight and Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) decapitating a man with a car door pushed the boundaries of comic book television.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
England’s Sam Horsfield ended the opening round with a one-shot lead after carding a six-under 66, a brilliant round which included six birdies and nothing over par.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Sunday at Pebble Beach is set to deliver an exciting finish, as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am wraps up with Sepp Straka holding onto a one-shot lead over Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one-shot
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-shot. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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