How to Use one in a Sentence
one
noun- I'll be there at one.
- I don't have any ones. Can you break a five?
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The sound and vibe of this one is right there in the title.
— Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 May 2022 -
There were the highs of good test results and the lows of the bad ones.
— Lori Segal, Allure, 11 Oct. 2018 -
In a lot of ways, the new uniforms look like the old ones.
— Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 -
Read on to learn more about the types and how to choose the one that's right for you.
— Denise Mann, Health, 25 Mar. 2023 -
But the monkeys at the zoo weren’t the only ones with a beef.
— Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017 -
The back one's tilt down, the front one's tilt up to stop the sheer forces in the fuselage.
— Michael Calore, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024 -
And the most painful part is that students are the ones who feel it.
— CBS News, 15 Sep. 2019 -
The cars might not be great, but have a lot of laughs with this one.
— Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 16 Jan. 2021 -
One of those phones is the one that may ring if there’s a bomb threat.
— Alexandra Kleeman, Vanities, 2 July 2018 -
And this one is from the tree that is overhanging the gravesite.
— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2022 -
No one was seen to read the questions and then turn away.
— Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2021 -
Read them all, then get ready to debate which one's the best of the trio.
— Lizz Schumer, goodhousekeeping.com, 16 May 2023 -
The men, for their part, have had access to one all along.
— Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2021 -
So, which ones are the best types of Christmas trees for your home?
— Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 2 Sep. 2023 -
To find one near you, visit www.subaru.com/makeadogsday.
— Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2020 -
The moral of this one is easy to love—there's no one way to be a great mother.
— Kara Thompson, Town & Country, 3 Mar. 2022 -
The shoulder joint is the most mobile one in your body.
— Jenny McCoy, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022 -
Thought, as far as lip balms go, this one is a bit pricey.
— Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 11 Dec. 2022 -
The buds that did emerge were, like the ones in the Northeast, killed by a cold snap in the early spring.
— Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024 -
Sure, this one's a bit of a splurge, but a little bit goes a long way.
— Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 -
So which grocery stores and open and which ones are closed?
— Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Providers go out of business, and new ones take their place.
— Jeanne Pinder, Philly.com, 20 Feb. 2018 -
Test out each service for free, then find the one that’s right for you.
— Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2022 -
First run Trivia buffs will note that Burt scored the first one.
— Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 -
If a scene exists for mats, this one got dressed for it.
— Vogue, 8 Jan. 2022 -
That one was also too hot to sit around in book drafts.
— Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022 -
There was a huge whale on the ceiling and tiny ones floating on the crusts of the chicken pot pies for dinner.
— José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024 -
No one has said how many restaurants McGiveron targeted or how much money changed hands and what that's meant for the restaurants.
— Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024
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