one-shot
adjective
1
: that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once
there is no easy one-shot answer to the problem
2
: 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.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 July 2024
Experts suggest that addressing productivity doesn’t have a one-shot solution.
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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.
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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.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-shot. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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