one-shot
a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject.
a single appearance by a performer, as in a play, motion picture, or television program.
a close-up camera shot of one person.
something occurring, done, used, etc., only once.
occurring, done, etc., only once.
achieved or accomplished with a single try: a one-shot solution.
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How to use one-shot in a sentence
one-shot holiday needs can also lead to yearlong sustainable relationships.
Each one speaks alone and directly to the camera, shown exclusively in a one-shot.
I am going to sit down with a lawyer to go over my case and the application, since this is only a one-shot deal.
Letters From DREAMers: Young Immigrants Hope for Deferred Action | Sam Schlinkert | August 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSanctions and saber-rattling alone were never going to do the trick, nor would periodic efforts at one-shot diplomacy.
Even worse, the stimulus legislation, predictably, proved to be a one-shot wonder.
The seventh is good, calling for a most accurate second, and the eleventh is the finest one-shot hole to be found anywhere.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry VardonThere was still one chance, worse than the thousand-to-one shot; but it was the only one.
The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories | VariousThen comes the third before mentioned, which is a one-shot hole.
The Golf Courses of the British Isles | Bernard DarwinIt's a million-to-one shot, but you've got to bear it in mind.
The Destroying Angel | Louis Joseph VanceYou can't stop a man with this here little twenty-two, an' it's only a one-shot at that.
The Boss of Little Arcady | Harry Leon Wilson
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