once
Example Sentences
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Work is ongoing to trace the woman's next-of-kin, who will be supported by specially trained officers once identified.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
According to Bernie Moreno, Miller once refused to turn over a favorite stuffed animal of the couple’s daughter during a custody exchange.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
“We are family,” she once told her Chinese relatives, “but that doesn’t mean we are from the same country.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
As someone wise once said, if something can’t go on forever, it won’t.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then out on one of my trail runs, I spotted him up ahead, so I started running every day just to glimpse him—but once again, just look-aways.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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