How to Use one-night stand in a Sentence
one-night stand
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The one-night stand that changed our lives — in the best way.
— Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 -
Kevin has a breakdown on the lawn of a one-night stand.
— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 May 2021 -
The days of the one-night stand are over because of the coronavirus.
— Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 -
One is God for God is One— The only one in a one-night stand.
— David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2018 -
Some of those were ex-girlfriends and one-night stands.
— Steve Rushin, SI.com, 22 May 2018 -
So that inspired a script about a girl who had a one-night stand with some guy.
— Chloe Lizotte, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2021 -
My daughter is not the product of some one-night stand.
— Louis Staples, Variety, 24 May 2023 -
Something in me knew this wasn’t going to be a one-night stand.
— Sam Wilkinson, refinery29.com, 19 Nov. 2020 -
After the pair sneak off to hook up in the coat room, all signs point to an empty one-night stand.
— Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 -
That’s when every man has to have a one-night stand with a side barber.
— Michael Harriot, The Root, 26 Oct. 2017 -
Most of the women who pop up are the band members’ girlfriends, wives, and one-night stands.
— Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024 -
The moody, lovelorn track tells the story of a one-night stand over a breakneck Jersey-club beat.
— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023 -
My husband has a 36-year-old daughter from a one-night stand.
— Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024 -
Something to think about before that next one-night stand...
— Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2013 -
Ever dreamed of having a one-night stand with a celebrity?
— Ilana Kaplan, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2021 -
Cherry is a single 30-year-old who decides to have a one-night stand with a hot stranger.
— Michael Stillwell, townandcountrymag.com, 28 May 2023 -
Yes, this one-night stand occurred before Akeem met Lisa.
— Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 -
The family trauma anchors what could have been a fizzy romp about a bad one-night stand.
— Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020 -
Is a one-night stand really worth the risk of exposure?
— Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 -
The opening scene of the pilot was Derek and Meredith having just slept together in a one-night stand.
— Lynette Rice, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021 -
Mia is the creative, bawdy one whose ideas are the lifeblood of the company's sole standout product — a makeup kit for a one-night stand.
— Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 8 Jan. 2020 -
Mia is the creative, bawdy one whose ideas are the lifeblood of the company’s sole standout product — a makeup kit for a one-night stand.
— Garrett Mitchell, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2020 -
But even Debrett’s seemed to be infected by the times: one of its tips for girls was how to behave in the aftermath of a one-night stand.
— Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024 -
In 2005, Avery met her dad Kevin, that bartender Dana had a one-night stand with five years earlier.
— CBS News, 27 Oct. 2020 -
Brette didn’t care that the hot popular guy was only offering a one-night stand, and that her peers would hear about it and judge.
— Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018 -
There's just one problem: Shane is sick of one-night stands and ready to get into a relationship.
— Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 -
The story of a man forced to grow up when his one-night stand gets pregnant errs a bit too much on the side of the male view, but one can’t deny the pure laughs-per-minute ratio.
— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2021 -
What was supposed to be a shallow, toot-it-and-boot-it one-night stand has grown and flourished to something far more meaningful.
— Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2020 -
In this twisty crime drama, Reese Witherspoon plays a young woman attempting to extort money out of a one-night stand (Josh Brolin).
— John Russell, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024 -
And when Munro and Charlotte wind up falling into bed together, it’s treated with all the casualness of a one-night stand.
— Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
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