one-night stand
Example Sentences
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To pay homage to their lengthy one-night stand that turned into a lifelong commitment, Ms. Lopez surprised Mr. Rogers with a custom flag to hang on the mobile minibar and later at home.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021
I don’t think you can say, “Will you marry me?” without also having said, “Remember that drunken one-night stand that started this romance? It turns out you were sleeping with my evil twin.”
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2021
It’s also vaguely annoying that she is made to suffer from a one-night stand by having a man, no matter how attractive, live on inside her head, constantly talking and interrupting her train of thought.
From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2020
Jess is adamant that the daughter Sam fathered with her, the result of their one-night stand, is meant to be the island's true leader, its Mother.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2020
He preached at a little one-night stand of a Methodist church.
From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.
