one-way ticket
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Guthrie wrote the weeper in 1948 to commemorate a plane crash in California’s Central Valley that killed all 32 on board, including 28 Mexican nationals with a one-way ticket back home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Personal discontent is a one-way ticket to intellectual automation.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
"Breaching any of the orders is a one-way ticket to immediate imprisonment. It's up to you," Lloyd added.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
On Saturday evening, the Algerian national went to the Paris-Charles de Gaulle international airport with a one-way ticket to Algeria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
I don’t see why they get to have a special one-way ticket to the principal’s office.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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