Example Sentences

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A month away from its closure, onetime gambling oasis Primm, Nev., located along the state border with Southern California, has a new lease on life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The president said he thought the confirmation of his onetime personal defense attorney would go “very quickly,” according to a video posted from the dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Fleischer, in its original incarnation, was out of business by 1942, while Disney has gone from strength to strength, but its onetime rival won a few skirmishes along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The trial is just one front of Musk’s yearslong, multipronged attack on his onetime co-founders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The sole claim to fame of Livermore, California, was as the former home of a onetime heavyweight champ who had moved there in the 1920s.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik