one-way ticket
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Personal discontent is a one-way ticket to intellectual automation.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
When I first flew on a one-way ticket to Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 1993, I arrived with no job, no contacts and no Thai beyond a few phrases acquired from a military language instruction cassette.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
They booked a one-way ticket from Chicago to Los Angeles and for a month helped members of the congregation as they sifted through the ruins of their homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
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
“That would earn you a one-way ticket to a boarding school in India.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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