one-night stand
noun
1
: a performance (as of a play or concert) given (as by a traveling group of actors or musicians) only once in each of a series of localities
2
a
: a locality used for one-night stands
b
: a stopover for a one-night stand
3
: a sexual encounter limited to a single occasion
also
: a partner in such an encounter
Examples of one-night stand in a Sentence
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Magazine saying the cause of their breakup was that Garfield had a one-night stand while dating Stone.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety The plot unfolds during the one-night stand of two characters known as only The Lady (Willa Fitzgerald) and The Demon (Kyle Gallner).
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Where to watch Broadchurch: Amazon Prime Video 03 of 21
Catastrophe (2015–2019)
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney created and starred in this terrific sitcom about a one-night stand that turns into a most unexpected partnership.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
After a one-night stand, a lonely gay man falls into a new kind of relationship with a married couple in this uniquely modern romantic comedy.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety The plot unfolds during the one-night stand of two characters known as only The Lady (Willa Fitzgerald) and The Demon (Kyle Gallner).
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Where to watch Broadchurch: Amazon Prime Video 03 of 21
Catastrophe (2015–2019)
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney created and starred in this terrific sitcom about a one-night stand that turns into a most unexpected partnership.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
After a one-night stand, a lonely gay man falls into a new kind of relationship with a married couple in this uniquely modern romantic comedy.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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“One-night stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-night%20stand. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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