[
US
/ˈwəns/
]
[ UK /wˈɒns/ ]
[ UK /wˈɒns/ ]
ADVERB
-
at a previous time
her erstwhile writing
she was a dancer once
at one time he loved her -
as soon as
once we are home, we can rest -
on one occasion
once I ran into her
How To Use once In A Sentence
- Once tawhid is accepted as the first axiom of thought, the goal of life becomes bridging the gap between the asserter and the asserted. William C. Chittick, Ph.D.: Islam and the Goal of Love
- The recoil from the shot blew James onto his back, unconscious once again.
- Concentration now had to be aimed at the means of transporting the aircraft from the field to the carrier in Glasgow.
- Based upon analysis of duplicate samples, reproducibility was better than 3% of the measured concentration of each element.
- Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
- Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.
- He slowly depressed the plunger and once the syringe was empty, withdrew the needle and stepped back.
- Once you got into the stadium, there were no seats, only grassy banks.
- We love our king, we just don't love the way he abuses our money," a Swazi friend once explained to me. How long can Swaziland resist reform?
- Once the coals are covered in a fur of white ash, start by barbecuing a few vegetables.
