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How do you use Once in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like formerly, plus the exact meaning.

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Once in a sentence

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Once meaning

  1. One and only one time.
  2. Formerly; during some period in the past.
  3. At any time; ever.

Synonyms of Once

one time in one case formerly at one time erstwhile erst

Using Once

  • The main meaning on this page is: One and only one time. | Formerly; during some period in the past. | At any time; ever.
  • Useful related words include: one time, in one case, formerly, at one time.
  • In the example corpus, once often appears in combinations such as: once again, and once, once in.

Example sentences (20)

Once in the morning, once around lunch and once before the end of the day is ideal.

The 33-year-old is travelling from Land’s End to John O’Groats three times – once running, once cycling and once kayaking – in a journey of almost 3,000 miles.

Her husband was shot three times: once in the right chest, once in the left abdomen and once in the right forearm.

During your tree's first year, you should fertilize it three times total — once in the Spring, once in the Summer, and once in the Fall.

However, a more effective watering method, based on an ancient Japanese saying of ‘Once for the pot, once for the soil, and once for the tree’ has proved far more successful.

I should point out and I would point out that aspiring CLP politician and town councillor, Jacinta Price () has not once, not once met with any Aboriginal MLA from the Northern Territory Government, not once.

Once the universe had cooled sufficiently, half of the remaining half (one quarter of the original energy) of the intelligent beings' fuel reserves would once again be released, powering a brief period of thought once more.

The longest obligatory prayer may be recited at any time during the day; another, of medium length, is recited once in the morning, once at midday, and once in the evening; and the shortest can be recited anytime between noon and sunset.

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Another clerestory window, for some reason once covered with wall board, and a double-paneled glass door bring natural light to this once-windowless room.

A once-in-a-generation player or a once-in-a-generation coach?

A thick layer of toxic haze has enveloped the national capital once again, forcing the two teams to cancel their training at least once as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remains in the severe category.

But I will tell you this: I have had a gun pointed at me twice in my life, once by a cop and once by a criminal.

Congressquack Lauren Boebert once again made a mockery of herself, this time foolishly snapping at a witness with ignorant assumptions during a hearing today only to be hammered more than once with facts.

Donanemab, on the other hand, is administered once a month and is stopped once patients reach a certain threshold for amyloid levels.

Every company is awful once it gets to a certain size and I intend to ignore all that once I get my new console and just enjoy the games and allow them to transport me to another world, where cold nights and idiot business execs don’t exist.

Furthermore, the use of equipment cards is once again encouraged, as equipping them becomes free once per round.

Having said that, we are available, if there's follow-up once you do get a chance to read through the 10-K, once you do get a chance to read through the press release, which I think is a really excellent more detailed overview, both the past and future.

Her abilities included the power to drain the Force instantly from others, killing three Jedi Masters at once, and she could wield multiple lightsabers at once with the Force.

He said, “I make films to be used, I don’t make them to be seen once on television or seen once in a theater and then that’s it….

However, once Vecna is defeated, then Vax will need to return once more, permanently dying.

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Common combinations with once

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • once again 78×
  • and once 39×
  • once in 33×
  • once more 17×
  • at once 17×
  • once the 15×
  • once you 13×
  • once and 12×
  • once for 11×
  • once month 10×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "once" in a sentence?
An example: "Once in the morning, once around lunch and once before the end of the day is ideal." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "once" from authentic English texts.
What does "once" mean?
Once means: One and only one time.
What are synonyms of "once"?
Common synonyms of "once" include: one time, in one case, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst.
How many example sentences with "once" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "once", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.