one-timer
noun
one-tim·er
ˈwən-ˌtī-mər 
: a shot (as in hockey or soccer) that is made by immediately striking a moving puck or ball (as when receiving a pass from a teammate) without first stopping and controlling it
one-time
transitive verb
one-timed; one-timing
Paul Keegan made a steal on the right and cut the ball back, and Rocha one-timed a 16-yard blast into the roof of the net.
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Frank Dell'Apa
Frank Dell'Apa
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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
Mikkola used his stick to work around Carolina defenseman Scott Morrow and send a slick pass across the crease to winger A.J. Greer, who fired a one-timer past Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen 3:33 into the middle frame.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The guy who buried one-timers on the power play from Nathan MacKinnon in October while also playing a responsible brand of hockey took a while to show up in his second go-round in Loveland.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
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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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Mikkola used his stick to work around Carolina defenseman Scott Morrow and send a slick pass across the crease to winger A.J. Greer, who fired a one-timer past Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen 3:33 into the middle frame.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The guy who buried one-timers on the power play from Nathan MacKinnon in October while also playing a responsible brand of hockey took a while to show up in his second go-round in Loveland.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for one-timer
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“One-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-timer. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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