1
: that moves in or allows movement in only one direction
a one-way street
2
: one-sided, unilateral
a one-way conversation
3
: that functions in only one of two or more ways
Examples of one-way in a Sentence
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The reason for the resurgence is a grim one: Small drones have proven a potent battle tool in the Ukraine war, with soldiers strapping bombs on them and sending them on one-way missions.
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Eva Dou, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
In celebration, Frontier is offering one-way airfares as low as $39, valid for non-stop travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays through Sept. 30, 2024, excluding the following blackout days: May 24-30; Jun. 28-30; Jul. 1-7; Aug. 30-31; Sep. 1-3.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
An officer spotted the pickup truck going the wrong way on a one-way street at 1:25 a.m.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Bostonians often joke that the city's many winding, one-way streets were adapted from colonial-era cow paths—routes literally created by livestock—that long predate the automobile.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024
This – this partnership cannot be a one-way street.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
The channel would support one-way traffic in and out of the port for barge container service and some vessels that move automobiles and farm equipment to and from the port.
—Lea Skene, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Akasaka Esplanade is a one-way street, and even though the police had granted the show permission to close the road for several hours, stipulations remained.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Mentors and clients Score's Bernstein said a mentor-to-client relationship is dynamic but can be mistaken for one-way communication of mentor to client.
—Campbell Roper, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Eva Dou, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
In celebration, Frontier is offering one-way airfares as low as $39, valid for non-stop travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays through Sept. 30, 2024, excluding the following blackout days: May 24-30; Jun. 28-30; Jul. 1-7; Aug. 30-31; Sep. 1-3.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
An officer spotted the pickup truck going the wrong way on a one-way street at 1:25 a.m.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Bostonians often joke that the city's many winding, one-way streets were adapted from colonial-era cow paths—routes literally created by livestock—that long predate the automobile.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024
This – this partnership cannot be a one-way street.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
The channel would support one-way traffic in and out of the port for barge container service and some vessels that move automobiles and farm equipment to and from the port.
—Lea Skene, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Akasaka Esplanade is a one-way street, and even though the police had granted the show permission to close the road for several hours, stipulations remained.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Mentors and clients Score's Bernstein said a mentor-to-client relationship is dynamic but can be mistaken for one-way communication of mentor to client.
—Campbell Roper, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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