the only game in town
noun phrase
: the only available, desirable, or valuable thing
For serious home cooks, this stove is the only game in town.
Our company is no longer the only game in town. We now have serious competition.
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Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin While that particular piece is completely sold out, Coach isn't the only game in town.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2025
Flashback: The Fed was the first responder during the 2008 financial crisis and was the only game in town in trying to keep economic growth steady during the long, gradual expansion that followed.
—Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Deep Sentinel is also no longer the only game in town for professional monitoring.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet the major newspapers and broadcasters were the only game in town then.
—Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2025
Flashback: The Fed was the first responder during the 2008 financial crisis and was the only game in town in trying to keep economic growth steady during the long, gradual expansion that followed.
—Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Deep Sentinel is also no longer the only game in town for professional monitoring.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet the major newspapers and broadcasters were the only game in town then.
—Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the only game in town
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“The only game in town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20only%20game%20in%20town. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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