one-way ticket
Example Sentences
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Personal discontent is a one-way ticket to intellectual automation.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
"Breaching any of the orders is a one-way ticket to immediate imprisonment. It's up to you," Lloyd added.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
When I first flew on a one-way ticket to Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 1993, I arrived with no job, no contacts and no Thai beyond a few phrases acquired from a military language instruction cassette.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
They booked a one-way ticket from Chicago to Los Angeles and for a month helped members of the congregation as they sifted through the ruins of their homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Delta Airlines told me a one-way ticket to Idlewild Airport would cost seventy-three dollars.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
