How to use "once" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "once" in popular movie and book plots

  • When she refuses to believe him, he is goaded into returning once again to the Giant's home to steal a magic harp.  - Into the Woods
  • "—Huck resolves to free Jim once and for all.  - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • The natives, including the ornately dressed woman, once again assemble on shore and begin to shout unintelligibly.  - Heart of Darkness
  • Their 16-year-old daughter, Scarlett, is not beautiful, but men seldom realized it once they were caught up in her charm.  - Gone with the Wind (novel)
  • Godzilla is only moderately affected, but Biollante arrives to engage him in battle once again.  - Godzilla vs. Biollante
  • The once resplendent theatre is now little but planks and scaffolding (Prologue/Overture).  - Follies
  • It is revealed that Gray was once romantically involved with Aki.  - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  • They resume their discussion once the sound ceases.  - Fahrenheit 451
  • Initially excited, he quickly discovers that he has no taste for milk, once one of his favorites.  - The Metamorphosis
  • Ash is possessed once again and turns on his remaining companions, incapacitating Jake.  - Evil Dead II
  • However, as someone once observed, given the right lever you can move a planet.  - Vladimir Harkonnen
  • Continuing to the beach where the split in dimensions had occurred, Serge finds apparitions of Crono, Marle, and Lucca once more.  - Chrono Cross
  • They leave a message behind asking Carmilla and one of the governesses to follow once the perpetually late-sleeping Carmilla wakes.  - Carmilla
  • He is a former squire once named Glenn, who was turned into an anthropomorphic frog by Magus, who also killed his friend Cyrus.  - Chrono Trigger
  • Craig is once again defeated and knocked out.  - Bride of the Monster
  • Ivy is then able to contact Robin once more, she kisses him but fails to kill him due to Robin wearing rubber lips.  - Batman & Robin (film)

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