Examples of “ones” in a Sentence

noun A team's first-choice or senior squad, as opposed to reserves.

• The coach told the ones to rest while the twos played the second half.
• After a strong season with the reserves, she was moved up to the ones.
• He finally got a call-up to play for the ones this season.

noun Plural of "one," referring to multiple single units or individuals.

• I like the red apples, but the green ones taste better in a pie.
• Her old shoes were worn out, so she bought new ones.
• These are the ones I was telling you about.