one-way

Example Sentences

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In a totalitarian system, “loyalty is a one-way street,” Pei told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Strategy’s stock dropped Monday after the company disclosed a rare bitcoin sale, rattling investors who have long treated the company as a one-way bet on the cryptocurrency.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 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

After Hickock’s dismissal, Nye and Church crossed the corridor, and looking through the one-way observation window set in the door of the interrogation room, watched the questioning of Perry Smith—a scene visible though not audible.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote