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adverb
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oft
American
[awft, oft]
/ ɔft, ɒft /
adverb
Literary.
OFT
1
British
abbreviation
oft
2
British
/ ɒft /
adverb
Etymology
Origin of oft
before 900; Middle English oft ( e ), Old English oft; cognate with Old Frisian ofta, Old Saxon oft ( o ), German oft, Old Norse opt
Example Sentences
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It has been oft noted by commentators who excel at statements of the obvious that Berkshire has enough cash to buy many of the world’s most-admired companies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
The lie, oft repeated, becomes for many, the truth.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
And on the verge of turning 100, the Walt Disney Co. has itself become a thing of folklore, which presents an oft unspoken challenge for modern company leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
He doth not yet know that he must someday die; which oft is the key to immortality.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Boeing first tried to do this back in December 2019 with a mission called OFT, or Orbital Flight Test.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
Boeing also opted to do a redo of OFT — a new mission called OFT-2.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
OFT-2 aims to demonstrate that Starliner can rendezvous and dock with the space station, a task it failed to accomplish during the original OFT after suffering a number of software glitches.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2022
The OFT identified what it called "at least 65 tenders that were affected by the collusive tendering arrangements with a combined value of approximately £1.4m."
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2013
So sang the old Puritan poet; and there is a large wisdom in the word OFT which I have abundantly envied, being myself an anxious-minded man!
From At Large by Arthur Christopher Benson
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