one-way

Example Sentences

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“When you walk into a museum or gallery right now, the artwork’s not responding to you. It’s a one-way conversation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The Gauntlet programs focused on smaller, low-cost, first-person view, one-way attack drones.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

As usual throughout the competition, all pairs were banned from travelling by air and given a total budget at the start of £1,297 per person - the cost of a one-way plane ticket.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Retirement is no longer a one-time, one-way exit, and contribution doesn’t peak once and decline — it evolves.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

It was a twenty-block drive to school, fourteen of them down a two-lane one-way street.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu