one-time
adjective
having been as specified at one time; former.
onetime
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a variation of
one-time.
Example Sentences
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The battles fought between surviving friends—in this case Wilde’s literary executor, Robert Ross, and Wilde’s onetime boyfriend, Alfred “Bosie” Douglas—are more partisan, the enmities more acrimonious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
What they’re seeing is pretty grim—a onetime superpower that no longer evokes much respect or fear.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
John and Laura Overdeck’s divorce is giving the world a peek into the lives of the ultrarich, and the breadth of the onetime couple’s enormous wealth at stake in a New Jersey courthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Yiannopoulos, 41, a former editor of Breitbart News and a onetime employee of rapper Kanye West, appears to be held in Louisiana, according to a search of ICE's inmate registry.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Renly's made his own Kingsguard," the onetime smuggler explained, "but these seven don't wear white. Each one has his own color. Loras TyrelTs their Lord Commander."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
