Examples of 'only once did' in a sentence

Meaning of "only once did"

This phrase signifies a rare or infrequent occurrence of a specific action or event. It suggests that the mentioned action or event happened only on a single occasion and is not a regular or common experience

How to use "only once did" in a sentence

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Only once did my father show any interest in me.
On a number of occasions but only once did I stick.
Only once did the doctor tell me it was necessary.
He has not won a tournament, and only once did he even come close.
Only once did it come back to bite me.
And in each of the next four, but only once did they win.
Only once did we go outside the boat.
And there they made love. Only once did he enter the barn behind her.
Only once did he get really exasperated.
I should point oÏ…t, however, only once did a student manage to brew a potion.
Only once did we get carried away.
I should point out, however, only once did a student manage to brew a potion.
Only once did we see a concentration camp.
In 15 elections, only once did he face opposition.
Only once did a starter pitch at least five innings.

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The truth? I only once did not understand what Ailey found in her.
Only once did he feel disadvantaged because of his disability.
Only once did she summon her energy to speak.
Only once did he break the rule.
Only once did they manage to score a touchdown.
Only once did that happen to us.
Only once did it actually wake me up.
Only once did he ever conclude the examination with a caress.
Only once did he find microphones which could not be moved.
Only once did we hear an explosion.
Only once did he remark upon.
Only once did we catch a glimpse of them at full stretch.
Only once did he actually have to write a letter for me.
Only once did it slip.
Only once did she move across the boundary into aesthetics.
Only once did he decisively break from his normal pragmatic approach.
Only once did we do two.
Only once did one of my boxes come from out of state.
Only once did the castle actually figure in the defence of the realm.
And only once did he say he was going to leave his wife.
Only once did an unsuspecting person get the answer wrong and lose the prize.
Only once did the solemn monastery worker slightly lift the curtain on his secret.
Only once did the real Buisson show.
Only once did Smith use the term.
Only once did he return to Baghdad for a short visit.
Only once did I come up with a question that had apparently never been asked.
Only once did I have the joy of approaching her to help change her bedclothes.
Only once did I not have my passport with me.
Only once did it happen to me and I did fall over.
Only once did I try to make love to it.
Only once did it happen that I too went on a vacation trip.
Only once did I jump my car over a hill in pursuit.
Only once did I have the chance to hold you.
Only once did I see her without her mask.
Only once did Watson let him.

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