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.

Examples of the only game in town in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Once the only game in town, Stop & Shop’s dominance is under siege. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024 Just hours before the Opening Ceremony is set to kick off in Paris, David Zaslav wants to remind everyone that the Olympics are not the only game in town, as expected filing a lawsuit against the NBA over TV rights. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 July 2024 But its version of startup capitalism isn’t the only game in town anymore. —

Will Daniel, Fortune Asia, 30 June 2024 But a proliferation of festivals in the region has turned BBR from the only game in town to one of many events grasping for an ever-fractured market. —

Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the only game in town

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