one-way ticket
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The WSJ paid nearly $3,000 for a one-way ticket three weeks before departure, and JetBlue didn’t know I was testing the service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Personal discontent is a one-way ticket to intellectual automation.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Overwhelmed by guilt, and embarrassed she fled the country in a bid to escape her unhappiness, booking a one-way ticket to Bangok.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
In January, ahead of what the government characterized in a court filing as a deadline, Hennen bought a one-way ticket to Colombia connecting through Panama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
“I’d like a one-way ticket to Hattiesburg, please,” I said and placed a ten-dollar bill on the counter.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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