at one time

idiom

: during one period of time in the past

At one time there was only one grocery store in town.

Examples of at one time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This was, at one time, widely believed to be MDMA’s year. —

Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024 The fires also destroyed thousands of homes, businesses, and cultural and historical sites, particularly in and around the town of Lahaina, which was at one time the first capital of the sovereign Hawaiian Kingdom. —

ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024 Most wine lovers think that Grenache is indigenous to France, but genetic testing has shown its birthplace to be Spain, (or perhaps Sardinia, which was under Spanish rule at one time) where it is called Garnacha. —

Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024 However, an individual cannot have more than 15 grams of marijuana concentrate at one time. —

Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at one time

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