but once
Example Sentences
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“I’d never worked with Aaron before … but once we’re acting, it gets very intimate,” Chandler says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Before the clinic it was hard to convince them to play, but once they started learning you could tell they wanted to win,” said Vallverdu, of her friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Half-year sales dipped three percent to 7.2 billion euros on a reported basis but once currency exchange rates and changes to the business are stripped out they edged one percent higher.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The episode left Howard bed-ridden for weeks, but once recovered he completed his apprenticeship as a mechanic and picked up his golf clubs again.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Mr. St. John came but once: he looked at me, and said my state of lethargy was the result of reaction from excessive and protracted fatigue.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
