one-night stand
noun
1
: a performance (as of a play or concert) given (as by a traveling group of actors or musicians) only once in each of a series of localities
2
a
: a locality used for one-night stands
b
: a stopover for a one-night stand
3
: a sexual encounter limited to a single occasion
also
: a partner in such an encounter
Examples of one-night stand in a Sentence
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In this twisty crime drama, Reese Witherspoon plays a young woman attempting to extort money out of a one-night stand (Josh Brolin).
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John Russell, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
Rolling Stone exclusively debuts the trailer today, which features stars Willa Fitzgerald (Reacher, Scream series) and Kyle Gallner (Smile, 2022 Scream) rendezvousing for a one-night stand amid a serial killer’s murder spree.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
That said, Trump’s crime is not the one-night stand.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
The money was paid, officials said, so that word would not get out before the 2016 election that Trump had a one-night stand with Daniels in 2006.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2024
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John Russell, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
Rolling Stone exclusively debuts the trailer today, which features stars Willa Fitzgerald (Reacher, Scream series) and Kyle Gallner (Smile, 2022 Scream) rendezvousing for a one-night stand amid a serial killer’s murder spree.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
That said, Trump’s crime is not the one-night stand.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
The money was paid, officials said, so that word would not get out before the 2016 election that Trump had a one-night stand with Daniels in 2006.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2024
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“One-night stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-night%20stand. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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