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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
noun
Examples of one-off in a Sentence
an actress who commissioned a one-off dress from the designer for the Oscars
the tour is a one-off event to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary
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Peter Capaldi was cast as the Twelfth Doctor after a one-off appearance as a Pompeii resident during Tennant's run, and Varada Sethu became Gatwa's second companion, Belinda Chandra, after playing a futuristic soldier in his first season.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2025
Yet as public-sector budgets come under fiscal pressure the world over, festivals in any place of the world are seeking an industrial reconversion from one-off events to year-round hubs enrolling their brands – and Clermont Ferrand’s is very large – to amplify their value.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 May 2025
The Disney+ program, which goes into effect Thursday, builds on offers that were first introduced on a one-off basis last year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
And this wasn’t just a one-off experiment of sorts masterminded by a single designer, either.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2025
Yet as public-sector budgets come under fiscal pressure the world over, festivals in any place of the world are seeking an industrial reconversion from one-off events to year-round hubs enrolling their brands – and Clermont Ferrand’s is very large – to amplify their value.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 May 2025
The Disney+ program, which goes into effect Thursday, builds on offers that were first introduced on a one-off basis last year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
And this wasn’t just a one-off experiment of sorts masterminded by a single designer, either.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for one-off
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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