Coming and Once

Coming

Coming adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.

Once is an antonym for coming.

Nearby Word: come

Once

Once adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Usage example: the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry

Coming is an antonym for once.

Both words in one sentence

  • Recurring Boss Nearly-untouchable the first time, then each half of the squadron ends up shot down twice each, once on their own, then coming back all at once for the finale.
  • Night of the Living Mooks aka: Zombie Mooks In The Dresden Files, Harry Dresden once had to deal with six necromancers coming to town at once.
  • Not Helping Your Case He ends up coming off as suspicious as a result of telling a different story more than once and shifting the blame to someone else more than once.
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