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ONE TIME
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
On one occasion
Example:
once I ran into her
Synonyms:
in one case; once; one time
Classified under:
Context examples:
But afterwards she seemed to improve on you, and I believe you thought her rather pretty at one time.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
"You did then," said Elinor, a little softened, "believe yourself at one time attached to her?"
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
At one time I considered whether I should not declare myself guilty and suffer the penalty of the law, less innocent than poor Justine had been.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Had a lively time in my seminary this morning, for the children acted like Sancho, and at one time I really thought I should shake them all round.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Yes, I thought I had you beat one time.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Nearly everyone has had indigestion at one time.
(Indigestion, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A process that allows thousands of pieces of DNA that are fixed to a glass slide to be analyzed at one time.
(DNA gene-expression microarray, NCI Dictionary)
Density is the main factor that is usually linked to bone strength and, in assessing that strength, most researchers look at how much load a bone can handle at one time.
(Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment, National Science Foundation)
The regular strength or dosage quantity of a therapeutic agent prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals.
(Moderate-Dose Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)
Whereas at one time, these were detailed and almost recipe-like, more recent entries may be limited to specifying the formula and imposing a standard limit for the active agent.
(Pharmaceutical Formulation, NCI Thesaurus)
