once-in-a-lifetime

Example Sentences

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It is the only life jacket from one of the survivors ever to be put up for sale, with auctioneers describing the rare item as a "once in a lifetime opportunity for collectors".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The camaraderie among the crew and the teams supporting them on the ground, she said, was a once in a lifetime privilege.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“Once in a lifetime. Well, hopefully not once in a lifetime, but the first in a lifetime.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But what happened in Paris last spring might just have been once in a lifetime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

My only regret is that I didn’t have a camera during the whole trip to capture this once in a lifetime opportunity.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers