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Definitions for once-in-a-lifetime
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once-in-a-lifetimeadjective
That is likely to happen only once in one's lifetime.
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel the world
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of once-in-a-lifetime in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of once-in-a-lifetime in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of once-in-a-lifetime in a Sentence
The government and military leaders are letting go of a very rare chance we only get once in a lifetime.
They were like a little couple camping, they were all nice and cozy like they were in one of those little double sleeping bags. They weren’t joined at all, just lying next to each other. I think it was a once-in-a-lifetime find.
Right now, it still seems like a bit of a leisurely pursuit, to acquire bitcoin. But I think by the end of the year, with the current rate of institutional flow inbound, it will become clear that this is a once-in-a-lifetime landgrab.
I want to go to the Olympics. It is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
I never thought that I would have the opportunity to actually work on fossils that could be important for paleontologists, now that I'm Randy Johnson, I'm getting the opportunity to work on a large variety of fossils and consult with top paleontologists -- it's like a dream second career. I couldn't believe it when they told me they are naming the ankylosaur after me, a once in a lifetime honor.
Translations for once-in-a-lifetime
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- مرة واحدة في-واحد في العمرArabic
- én gang i livetDanish
- einmal im LebenGerman
- μια φορά στη � ωήGreek
- unufoje en la vivoEsperanto
- una vez en la vidaSpanish
- یک بار در طول زندگیPersian
- kerran elämässäFinnish
- une fois dans une vieFrench
- जीवन में एक बारHindi
- sekali dalam seumur hidupIndonesian
- una volta nella vitaItalian
- ಒಂದು ಜೀವಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಮ್ಮೆKannada
- 일생에 한 번Korean
- semel in vita suaLatin
- Een keer in het levenDutch
- en gang i livetNorwegian
- raz w zyciuPolish
- uma vez na vidaPortuguese
- раз в � изниRussian
- en gång i livetSwedish
- Bir omür boyu bir kezTurkish
- איינמאל אין לעבןYiddish
- 一生一次的Chinese
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