once that

conjunction

: once

Examples of once that in a Sentence

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The elevated permissions required to perform certain system-level activities that need an admin account to authorize are granted on a just-in-time basis and revoked once that authorization has been completed. Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, people grasped at once that a new era had started. Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 And once that sentence is entered, Trump could appeal the conviction. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025 Placing these two entrances so close together seems like an odd choice, but presumably will make more sense once that terrace is added. Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for once that 

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Feb. 2025.

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