once-in-a-lifetime
Example Sentences
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“I said, ‘I have to ask you, Mrs., this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment for me, serving your bird on a white tablecloth with Christofle china.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime event," said Bud Denker, Freedom 250 chairman and president of IndyCar owner Penske Corporation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
"What Mourinho did at Porto was a once-in-a-lifetime job," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
I drew that potent conclusion from it when I first saw it, before our summers grew hotter and a long-ago sight I’d planned to repeat became something closer to a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance, impossible for her to resist.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
