once upon a time
Example Sentences
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“What kept them once upon a time, and still does, was/is sheer breadth, i.e. ‘always having something to watch.’
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
And its story begins once upon a time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
But once upon a time, they came with a stigma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
It seems almost strange, given that we were all young once upon a time, but figuring out how to communicate with kids can be challenging.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025
He had seen the sketches and portraits that his mother commissioned back then and knew that, once upon a time, he had been handsome.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
