once that

conjunction

: once

Examples of once that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The plan would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening only once that number declines to 1,500, according to several people familiar with the discussions. Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024 So once that perfect partner emerges, what comes next for an empire-building artist? To try and put this into words, Buser turns to the world of sports. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024 But once that was realized, then there was incredible interest, then, in trying to read them. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024 And once that gets ironed out, companies still have to train a possibly anxious workforce to use an AI tool some of them fear could take their job. Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024 Nicole Lyons, a spokesperson for the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, said leaders there don’t expect to have to make any program changes once that money ends. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024 And once that happened, four firefighters went in and got him out within anywhere from two to four minutes. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024 And once that song started going, then the box office started increasing. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024 French writer Albert Camus, who also kept goal for Oran in North Africa, said once that only in soccer games can adults return to being children. John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of once that was in 1874

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“Once that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20that. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

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