one-shot

adjective

ˈwən-ˌshät

Synonyms of one-shot next

: that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once

there is no easy one-shot answer to the problem

: that is not followed by something else of the same kind

a one-shot tax cut

one-shot noun

Examples of one-shot in a Sentence

this offer is a one-shot deal; if you refuse, you won't get another chance

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After that, Cobbs had one-shot roles on the most notable TV dramas of their time. —

Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 July 2024 Experts suggest that addressing productivity doesn’t have a one-shot solution. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024 The one-shot comic won both the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Single Issue or Story in 1994, and was later adapted for TV. —

Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024 There is focus on the abuse Erik and Lyle faced from their father, including a one-shot episode that is an entire conversation about Erik describing, in extremely graphic detail, the nature of his abuse. —

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