one-track
having only one track.
unable or unwilling to cope with more than one idea, action, etc., at a time; narrow: a one-track mind.
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How to use one-track in a sentence
Once his one-track mind got to functioning on a certain objective it seldom digressed.
"Thank God that thing had a one-track mind, and was concentrating on the spider," said Jim, with a rather humorless laugh.
The Raid on the Termites | Paul ErnstYou certainly see the other side of the famous one-track mind of Japan over here, as well as of other things.
Letters from China and Japan | John DeweyWe parted with mutual benedictions, and John Maxwell and I walked away, toward the one-track road leading to the old mansion.
The Telenizer | Don ThompsonI must have journeyed on at least three small, one-track railroads after leaving the Pullman at some junction or other.
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British Dictionary definitions for one-track
informal obsessed with one idea, subject, etc
having or consisting of a single track
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