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
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By the time the rest of the group turns up, it's revealed that Diane also happened to have had a one-night stand with Will (Eric McCormack)—the only woman he’s ever been with.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
Over the years, Lovett had repeatedly asked her mom, Jimmi Sue, for details about her dad, who was described as a man her mom had a one-night stand with in 1986.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
Wyatt arrived on the scene in Season 3, revealing himself to be the estranged son of Judd (Jim Parrack), who had no idea that a one-night stand with a rodeo fan (Robyn Lively) resulted in the birth of a child.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Aug. 2024
Countless women have met other women who became one-night stands, situationships, girlfriends and wives.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
Over the years, Lovett had repeatedly asked her mom, Jimmi Sue, for details about her dad, who was described as a man her mom had a one-night stand with in 1986.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
Wyatt arrived on the scene in Season 3, revealing himself to be the estranged son of Judd (Jim Parrack), who had no idea that a one-night stand with a rodeo fan (Robyn Lively) resulted in the birth of a child.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Aug. 2024
Countless women have met other women who became one-night stands, situationships, girlfriends and wives.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
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“One-night stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-night%20stand. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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