How to Use one-way in a Sentence

one-way

adjective
  • The price of a one-way flight on this route peaked at around $450 this week.
    — César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • But the support cannot be a one-way street, López says.
    — Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Most bridge users are assessed a $2.75 one-way toll across the bridge.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2023
  • This one-way fare covers the cost of the entire Uber trip.
    — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The fee for that route runs around $35 one-way, and as much as $78 for business class.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The price for a one-way ticket to Marsh Harbour starts at $350.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • No longer does email have to be just a one-way push channel.
    — Pratik Bhadra, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Cheap one-way flights can be found from the Boise Airport to cities for less than $100.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2024
  • Five men booked one-way flights from Chicago to San Diego.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • That means its one-way road trip range is roughly 238 miles.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Progress, to him, is a one-way street, to be achieved at whatever cost must be paid.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2023
  • The fare is $2 for a one-way ride using a Ventra card and $2.25 for cash payments.
    — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • But the conversation feels more one-way now, from me to you.
    — Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The nearest big-box store is a 120-mile drive, one-way, from the tribe’s most populous town.
    — Shane Mitchell, Saveur, 6 Dec. 2023
  • But those scenarios are not by any stretch a one-way street.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, a case can be made for why Hunter would have more impact as a one-way player.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Lott said last month the city was eliminating the one-way cycle tracks that had been part of the plan.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • That player is Lindenberg and the one-way is cut with 15 seconds left on the play clock.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Running the iron over your hair too many times will buy you a one-way ticket to Damageville.
    — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The flights listed below are one-way and cost under $100.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 May 2023
  • The flights listed below are one-way and cost under $100.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Officers then approached as the driver turned the wrong way down a one-way street and stopped.
    — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Officers then approached as the driver turned the wrong way down a one-way street and stopped.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Then, officers approached as the driver turned the wrong way down a one-way street and stopped.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Just one-way, that route covers hundreds of millions of miles and takes over half a year, at best.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Alexa had been out with friends that Saturday night; the dirt-biker hit her on a one-way street.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 6 May 2024
  • Heather’s misstep leads to a one-way angsty screaming match between her and Jim.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • What Rimes really needed at the time was a one-way ticket to the dentist.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
  • These one-way voyages—often offered during season changes—tend to be longer and cheaper per night.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
  • All in, our summer trip took seven separate bookings to pull off — a twisted mix of one-way tickets and return trips — sometimes among people on the same flight.
    — Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025

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