How to Use one-timer in a Sentence

one-timer

noun
  • On the back side, Smith met the ball for a simple one-timer.
    Steven Goff, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
  • Point broke a tie with a one-timer from between the circles that beat Petr Mrázek.
    John Kreiser, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • One of his two goals in that game against the Islanders was a one-timer on a pass from Taylor Hall.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Great shooter from the circles and is deadly on PP one-timers.
    Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • With 50 seconds left, Bennett got the Panthers on the board, 1-0, with a one-timer off a pass from Evan Rodrigues.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
  • Boateng read the rebound and found himself in perfect position for a one-timer in the 51st minute.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • The star center set up Toews for a one-timer that got past Shesterkin, who threw back his head in frustration.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The speedy Kyrou came up to the net on a two-on-none chance and slid a cross-crease pass to Thomas, whose one-timer was swiped away by Vejmelka.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2023
  • After taking a cross-ice feed from Hintz, Heiskanen buried a one-timer.
    Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
  • Benson skated toward the net and hit Peterka for a one-timer near the right post.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Like Wilson, good bet Hutchinson will be an All-Ekeler one-timer.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Pettersson scored with 3:11 left in the first hammering home a one-timer off a feed from Quinn Hughes.
    Associate Press, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Granlund then slid the puck over to Eklund for a one-timer that got past Capitals goalie Logan Thompson.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • That allowed Kevin Fiala to put the Kings ahead 1:46 into the final period with a rocket of a one-timer from the right boards.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Jason Robertson cracked open the goose egg on an explosive one-timer on a power play.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Pastrnak’s sizzling one-timer, his trademark shot, went wide left of the near post and ricocheted sharply off the rear wall.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Erickson fired a one-timer, but Close was on it, stopping the shot but allowing a rebound out in front.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Just over two minutes later, Verhaeghe got the Panthers on the board, firing a one-timer past Lindgren.
    Sammi Silber, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s another one-timer goal for Thompson in nearly the same spot against North Dakota.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Fed passes by an assistant coach, both wingers practiced one-timers from near the faceoff dots.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Masse is also a dangerous goal scorer who can wire bullets from the faceoff dot with his one-timer.
    Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
  • Sprong, after winning a faceoff on the power play, found space in the slot and drilled a one-timer shot past Kahkonen off a pass by Raymond to put Detroit up 1-0.
    Eric He, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Draisaitl won the faceoff, then scored on a one-timer just six seconds into the Oilers’ power play for his league-leading 39th goal of the season.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
  • MacKinnon and Rantanen love to set up each other for one-timers through the middle of the ice, but that hasn’t been available as often without Drouin.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The Avs failed to score on a pair of power plays, took a penalty during one for the third time, and allowed an extra-man goal when Michael Bunting scored on a one-timer at 12:06 of the period.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • His highlight save was on an Evan Rodrigues one-timer that appeared headed into the net before Grubauer somehow got in front of it.
    Geoff Baker, Anchorage Daily News, 1 May 2023
  • On Tuesday, Reinhart’s one-timer from the slot after a 13-second, eight-pass sequence to start the power play proved to be the difference maker.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
  • Christian Berger blasted a one-timer slapshot that Michigan goalie Erik Portillo was able to knock down outside the crease.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In case Mason Marchment’s one-timer at 12:40 of the second was going to ignite the visitors, Seattle doused those flames in the final minute of the period.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 8 May 2023
  • His skating has been more explosive, his puck control is back to normal and he’s even uncorked a more vintage-looking one-timer.
    Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025

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