How to Use one-off in a Sentence

one-off

adjective
  • And, remember, again, to add to this, this is not a one-off.
    — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t going to be a one-off fluke for the Polestar brand, either.
    — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Those were the sort of one-off moments that happen as part of a bad night.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • There isn’t even some random one-off where Jack White did all the singing.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The overactive light switch on night one was not a one-off.
    — Kate Sosin, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
  • It was not used on the other one-off films Rogue One and Solo.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • This is not about a one-off, sending 20 trucks and then nothing.
    — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • This is a one-off feud, and for the most part, Cena has gotten better of him.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Aside from a few one-offs, however, this did not come to pass.
    — Andrew Barker, Variety, 7 June 2023
  • 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
  • The inference is that this was a one-off deal for Bradford.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • That tour, in turn, came out of a one-off show at Metro that brought invites to do more of the same in other cities.
    — Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Jay Peak offers packages and one-off gear rentals for up to five days.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue melted minds with a one-off murder ballad in the mid-90s.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • These one-off jerseys can be a handy earner for teams, too.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Gates will hit the stage for a one-off concert in Los Angeles this week.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Some of those blips repeat themselves; some are one-offs.
    — WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Beth Morrison Can’t wait to get your hands on this one-off Vogue World merch?
    — Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • What seemed like a one-off now had the markings of a serious outbreak.
    — Byjon Cohen, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024
  • For one thing, the incident does not appear to have been a one-off for Gardiner.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
  • The cocktail isn’t a one-off; it’s actually been around for a while.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • McDonalds’ usual play is more that of the McRib style layup than the Grimace shake one-off.
    — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • The tradition started as a one-off whim during the pandemic but is now in its fifth year.
    — Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
  • There have been one-off designs that include small screens to help with selfies or to offer notification alerts, and some gaming smartphones have used the space for peripherals to pull heat quickly away when the phone is under heavy load.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025

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