Sentence examples for be won once from inspiring English sources

Most observers believe that the struggle with Isis can only be won once the political vacuum among the Sunni communities in Syria and Iraq is addressed.

The Costa has only been won once by a children's author – and that was Philip Pullman with The Amber Spyglass in 2001, so we've got everything crossed for Frances to pull it off!

The seat was won once by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK, 1989), Janata Party (1977), and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK, 2006).

The player acquires the points whenever a winning shot is made adhering to standard rules; the match is won once the predetermined number of points is equaled or surpassed.

Tottenham have lost four of their last six, Sunderland have lost six of the last seven, a spell in which they've not only not won, they've only been winning once, for 45 minutes of what turned into a 3-1 defeat at Manchester City.

How he got here: He's won only once in seven races and has really not been very impressive in the prep races for the Derby.

The battle may yet be won, and once the starting gun is fired, every one of us should be quizzing our local candidates on the arts.

Corbyn and his colleagues left the meeting with the impression the government was willing to countenance holding a separate vote on the withdrawal agreement – implying that changes to the future relationship could be won later, once the deal had passed.

Perhaps the greatest illusion of 20th-century social democrats was their belief that once reforms were won they would be won for good.

Both these titles had been won just once before by a woman.

The pressure will be there and the expectation will be even greater – he's won it once, can he do it again?