one-time
or one·time
having been as specified at one time; former: my one-time partners.
occurring, done, or accomplished only once: his one-time try at elective office.
Origin of one-time
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How to use one-time in a sentence
The most infamous case was that of Kanae Kijima, a onetime housekeeper who became a highly paid mistress.
Crystal is a onetime member of the Avengers, and in various storylines is also married to Quicksilver.
Inside Marvel’s Phase 3: How ‘The Avengers’ Cross Paths with Black Panther and the New Superheroes | Marlow Stern | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut that quiet approach has served the onetime UCLA quarterback, now 63, well through his lengthy acting career.
NCIS’s Mark Harmon Is the World’s Biggest TV Star | Jason Lynch | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Former Governor of Illinois and onetime US Senator, Otto Kerner, died of cancer in 1976.
A Brief History of the Phrase 'F*ck the Police' | Rich Goldstein | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, the onetime Lloyd Kaufman/Troma apprentice is the toast of Tinseltown.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List | Marlow Stern | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It means the proper extension of the influence of the most powerful factor for patriotism in our country—the onetime service man.
The Story of The American Legion | George Seay WheatJulius Cæsar sold to the highest bidder at onetime fifty-three thousand prisoners of war all of whom were white.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollAnd in addition he gathered up a few rings and onetime costly jewels which could be worn.
Darkness and Dawn | George Allan EnglandBut neither had the onetime Squadron Commander Tate lost much of his talent along those lines.
Legacy | James H SchmitzThe window under the tower is in memory of Robert Southey whose daughter married a onetime vicar of Tarring.
Seaward Sussex | Edric Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for one-time
(prenominal) at some time in the past; former
Caribbean informal at once
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