one-way

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Recent Examples of one-way The Sharks have seven pending UFAs on one-way contracts in forwards Mikael Granlund, Luke Kunin and Nico Sturm; defensemen Ceci and Jan Rutta; and goalies Vitek Vanecek and Alexandar Georgiev. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025 Airfare to Puerto Vallarta International Airport starts at $168 for a one-way trip, while a one-way flight to Los Cabos International Airport starts at $166, Alaska Airlines said on its website. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025 There is no discernable rationale for that unnecessary, one-way value transfer to Skydance. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025 The fare sale has tons of one-way deals starting at $19 including on flights between Palm Springs, CA and San Francisco, CA, as well as between San Juan, PR and St. Thomas or St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for one-way 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-way
Adjective
  • Trump's reshaping the federal government with a shock-and-awe campaign of unilateral actions that push the limits of presidential power.
    Erin Davis, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
  • While the issue was resolved, Mexican officials have express opposition to the United States’ unilateral actions around immigration policy.
    Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • His chest-thumping, cascade of worrying legislation during one-man rule, attacks on the private sector, infighting and the growing distrust within the PHTK political party over his successor and own personal involvement with corrupt individuals created a perfect storm.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Outside of Ryan Donato, a one-man shooting machine, Nazar is second among the Blackhawks over the last 18 games with 7.35 individual scoring chances per 60 minutes in all situations, minimum 200 minutes.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Thursday night, a tie game after the first period turned one-sided in a hurry, as the Seattle Kraken scored four goals in less than six minutes and cruised to a 6-2 win at Climate Pledge Arena.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • But the relationship is less one-sided in the movie.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In a reply via X/Twitter Spaces, Cardi asks fans to keep her out of Pardi and Megan’s personal business.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Anya Taylor-Joy turned the sidewalks of New York City into her own personal runway on Tuesday.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There isn’t a single frame that manages to instill a lasting degree of fear, and the film is shot and edited with a desperate freneticism that seems determined to mask its underlying lifelessness.
    Chase Hutchinson, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
  • No one is really disputing it, but the market freak-out hinges on the truthfulness of a single and relatively unknown company.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Tap into a reading community Reading is a solitary activity, but being a reader doesn’t have to be.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Early on, the piece is spare and a bit forbidding, with relentless repetitions of solitary figures.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Two years ago, during her freshman season, Molly watched Johnny and Noah each qualify for the individual state meet.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The 2022-23 Gophers had more individual talent than perhaps any roster that has gathered in Minneapolis, and spent much of the season atop the national rankings.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2025

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