a single time
Example Sentences
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Fresh water was extremely scarce, so none of the group could wash their clothes a single time during their six-month stay—the cotton trousers they wore had hardened into leg armor by the time they left.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Ratcliffe estimated he was in "dozens and dozens" of meetings with the president, but did not know if there was a "single time where a decision was made".
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
A rather plain but sweet-looking species called the Philadelphia vireo wasn’t studied a single time during this 55-year period, according to the analysis.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025
“I can’t recall a single time he evinced any stress,” Ira Reiner, an attorney who represented Archerd, recently told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024
Virgil could not recall a single time in his life when he had yelled.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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