once upon a time
Example Sentences
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“What kept them once upon a time, and still does, was/is sheer breadth, i.e. ‘always having something to watch.’
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
But once upon a time, they came with a stigma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
A movie about a famous and, frankly, selfish actor taking stock late in life feels like the kind of exercise in self-reflective narcissism that, once upon a time in Hollywood, Oscar voters adored.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
Neil Findlay was a Labour MSP once upon a time.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
There were fountains, and once upon a time there had been gardens full of fruit and flowers, but those had all withered in the accursed shade.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
