once that

conjunction

: once

Examples of once that in a Sentence

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For exactly what to do once that giant box shows up on your doorstep, follow our step-by-step guide to make the setup process as easy as possible. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2025 During my test drive, some of the safety options were too intrusive and needed disabling – an increasingly common problem – but once that was done the experience was smooth. James Morris, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 And once that started, that's when the wind really kicked up and the fire smoke got really thick, and the heat and it just there was no way to stay. Alexandra Rockey Fleming, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025 But once that storyline was resolved, viewers moved on. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for once that

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First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of once that was in 1874

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“Once that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20that. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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