English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

ONCE, ONES, ONE’S

Once means on one occasion or for one time only: I met him just once.

Ones is the plural of one: I know the ones involved in the act.

One’s means that which one possesses: one’s wife should be one’s confidante.

So, one’s attention is specially needed once homonyms such as these ones are to be used in a sentence.

You mind using the three in a single sentence too?
GAB

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  • When one’s life depends on the ones you once despise and they despise you, there’s nothing left for you to be proud of.

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