On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Once. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as formerly and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

Common word

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

Example sentences (20)

You don't have to use all of the numbers, but you can't use each more than once since they will disappear once used.

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.

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

However, deep soil freezes once and thaws once, so winter freeze/thaw does not take care of subsoil compaction.

The city of the Cantii would once again, rightfully, stand pre-eminent in Kent, all would be good in the kingdom once more.

The clocks change once in when they go forward one hour, and once on the last Sunday of October, when they go back an hour.

After days of resisting his advances and she gave in thinking once he raped her once he would let her go.

It's also one of those movies everyone should watch once, but only once (much like "The Deer Hunter") because of how sad it is.

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You know, my intentions have not really changed once I wrote that novella and once I broke that script.

Once a school is rated as ‘good’, inspectors will normally go into the school about once every four years to confirm the rating.

Once he arrived, he was “welcomed” by a tough-looking security guard, who said his own relatives had once been imprisoned there.

The audience once again chuckled in unison when the anecdote ended with the writer calling her father once she ran out of money.

But Dark Shadow can't be everywhere at once, and Uryu is capable of striking from many angles at once.

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….

There are a variety of opportunities to get involved with a typical three hour shift once a week, every other week or once a month.

This Christian ordinance has been celebrated in churches anywhere from once a month to once a year.

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

He once described his career as ending in anti-climax, having once been ambassador to Washington.

Curtis once again proves herself to be a fierce final girl, and (also, once again) discovers that the killer is actually her brother.

Once we have plans to share, we will once again invite the local community to share their views.

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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: "You don't have to use all of the numbers, but you can't use each more than once since they will disappear once used." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "once" from real 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 20 example sentences with "once", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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