How to Use once again in a Sentence

once again

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  • The pair once again called off their romance two years later.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Cink once again got off to a slow start before finishing strong.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • For one of the scenes, Ethan Hunt was found, once again, hanging off a plane.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Their front office once again built a dominant roster full of star players.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Imagine what the trade deadline would be like if the Blue Jackets were once again out of playoff contention.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The friends once again reached for each other when Evert announced on June 25 that her ovarian cancer had returned.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • With star forward Kirill Kaprizov, the Wild look to have a productive Russian quartet once again.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026
  • After pausing for the intermission between the 15-minute extra time halves, Argentina found their footing again and once again took the lead.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Soon, Lines came to believe that ChatGPT was Jesus Christ, an idea that the bot once again affirmed.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 2 July 2026
  • New Zealand once again rallied and produced a superb try by backrower Peter Lakai to gain the lead for the first time at 12-10.
    — ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Baseball fans might remember the Metrodome's iconic blue seats, and now in Atwater, Minnesota, spectators can once again grab one and watch a game.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Marbella is once again attracting a moneyed, glamorous crowd, with sybaritic beach clubs, fashion pop-ups, standout restaurants, and sprawling spas that promise head-to-toe pampering.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • An American experiment that seems, once again, beset by argument – over what that country is, who belongs to it and whether its oldest institutions can hold.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Even so, forecasters expect El Niño to strengthen into a moderate or strong event by fall, raising concerns that marine life could once again face mounting pressure.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Jackson once again claims more R&B hits in America than any other artist, and one of his most celebrated singles even manages to hit a new peak decades after its release.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Admission will once again be capped in the 20,000 range, said Chris Bahr, Del Mar’s director of events and promotions.
    — Kelley Carlson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2026
  • Because LeBron James, the marvel and meta human of the sports world over the last 23 years, has returned once again as the NBA’s biggest free agent.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • As the United States approaches its semiquincentennial on July 4th, foreign nations are once again preparing gestures of their own.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • Fifty years later, Friends of Washington Crossing Park plans to once again bring out the row boats this Christmas and keep the tradition going for the 250th.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Cheri Oteri donned her Barbara Walters drag once again as the network counted down to the United States of America's semiquincentennial.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • As investors moved away from data center plays, software once again is moving in the opposite direction, with beleaguered software names like Salesforce and Microsoft benefiting.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The 39-year-old is once again leading from the front, having scored seven times in the World Cup, and is even closing down Just Fontaine’s all-time record of 13 goals in a single tournament.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • That was the case for Spain’s third goal against Saudi Arabia, with Porro and Yamal occupying those channels once again — before three Spain players targeted the back post to receive the cross.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, Bravo extended the franchise once again with The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, which quickly earned a second season following strong viewership.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 July 2026
  • As a result of Holzman’s advocacy and Dylan’s example, the singer-songwriter movement was born, once again proving that American music is defined not by its adherence to the past, but by its capacity for reinvention.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Chestnut is now an 18-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion after blowing out the competition once again, this time by downing 66 hot dogs and buns in Coney Island.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The severe weather threat will linger for parts of the mid-Atlantic on Sunday, stretching from northern Virginia into southern New Jersey, with cities like Richmond, DC, Baltimore and Philly in the threat zone once again.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • The third movie in the Enola Holmes franchise, which hit the streamer on July 1, once again follows Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, the amateur detective and younger sister of Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill).
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

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