How to Use one-off in a Sentence
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This isn’t going to be a one-off fluke for the Polestar brand, either.
—Daniel Golson, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
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Those were the sort of one-off moments that happen as part of a bad night.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
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There isn’t even some random one-off where Jack White did all the singing.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
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The overactive light switch on night one was not a one-off.
—Kate Sosin, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
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It was not used on the other one-off films Rogue One and Solo.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2023
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Movies are a one-off, but TV is a going concern, and there is so much of it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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This is not about a one-off, sending 20 trucks and then nothing.
—ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
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Aside from a few one-offs, however, this did not come to pass.
—Andrew Barker, Variety, 7 June 2023
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Because that was the mark the outlandish one-off was supposed to be able to beat when it was first built in 1979.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
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The inference is that this was a one-off deal for Bradford.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
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Jay Peak offers packages and one-off gear rentals for up to five days.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
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Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue melted minds with a one-off murder ballad in the mid-90s.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
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These one-off jerseys can be a handy earner for teams, too.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Gates will hit the stage for a one-off concert in Los Angeles this week.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2024
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If that's the case, this year's wacky Final Four might be a one-off instead of a turning point.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 28 Mar. 2023
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Some of those blips repeat themselves; some are one-offs.
—WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
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Beth Morrison Can’t wait to get your hands on this one-off Vogue World merch?
—Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023
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Listen, there’s a reason Sting gets the call for these high-profile one-off gigs.
—Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
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What seemed like a one-off now had the markings of a serious outbreak.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024
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For one thing, the incident does not appear to have been a one-off for Gardiner.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
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Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
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The cocktail isn’t a one-off; it’s actually been around for a while.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
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McDonalds’ usual play is more that of the McRib style layup than the Grimace shake one-off.
—Paige Hagy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
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This was of course the opposite of Amazon Prime, which has trained us to buy one-off products at a time.
—WIRED, 22 June 2023
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Those wanting to add something lyrical to their wardrobes can shop the capsule of one-off pieces at the Forte-Forte shop in Paris.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
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The joint effort between Prada and Axiom might not be a one-off.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
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But those who thought Sling might be a pit-stop or a one-off departure for Cottrill were wrong.
—Ilana Kaplan, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
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The pattern makes January’s spending burst look more and more like a one-off spurt.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 3 May 2023
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This is why the first commercial launch of Ariane 6 is not just a technical and one-off success.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
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Businesses trying to get ahead of tariffs might have played a role in the import spike — but that would have been a one-off impact, not an ongoing hit to GDP growth.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
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