single-shot
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of single-shot
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Singh said the single-shot technique "can feel like a gimmick" but that the acting is "phenomenal".
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
Soderbergh’s camera moves slowly enough for the viewer to forget that they’re an active part of his film, letting each long, single-shot take wander as it would if we were surveying the house ourselves.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
The show is technically a sequel to the 2021 movie “Boiling Point,” a single-shot movie about one catastrophic night at a fancy restaurant.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
In the case of the QCD group's experiments, they were able to obtain a single-shot fidelity of 61.8% with a readout duration of roughly 14 microseconds.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
Booth chose as his primary weapon a .44 caliber, single-shot, muzzle-loading pistol manufactured by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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