How to Use only in a Sentence

only

1 of 2 adjective

• Biden was not the only politician to weigh in on the deal.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
• But that’s not the only way to keep score in the final round.
  — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• Itzel peeks out from the only bedroom in the home closed off by a sliding door.
  — USA Today, 12 June 2023
• This soundtrack is still the only solo project from one of them.
  — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
• Whitney wasn’t the only housewife on the couch to have her secret spilled.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
• Makenzie Sweeney doubled and scored the only run for Yorkville (36-3).
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
• This is the only place that Hailenicael shops for groceries.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• Portsmouth isn’t the only place that has age limits for trick-or-treating.
  — Annie Atherton, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• But the Willow field is not the only major fossil-fuel project in the works.
  — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2023
• The medium-sized machine is the only model on sale, at the moment.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
• That meeting is the only time the two have met in person since Biden took office.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
• The store will be the only place in North Carolina where such sales are legal.
  — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
• And those weren’t the only comments that made some of his associates cringe.
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
• Totality is the only part of the eclipse that's safe to look at without them.
  — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
• Kardashian wasn’t the only sister in the famous bunch to show off her style!
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• Our only gripe is with the battery life, which left much to be desired in our testing.
  — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2023
• That will likely be the only way to teach your guests commitment.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
• Wonka wasn’t the only musical from Warners to hit the right note.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2023
• Her mother wasn’t the only one proud of the accomplishment.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• The only knock on McDermott has been how each of the past two Bills seasons have ended.
  — John Wawrow, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• The tower includes ground-level retail space, and is the only high-rise in the Historic Third Ward.
  — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
• Swift wasn’t the only celebrity in attendance at the showdown, which found the Raiders defeating the Chiefs, 20-14.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2023
• In the last two decades, the only year when fewer sales were reported in June was 2020, when the pandemic was in full swing.
  — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• The sister is the only person who knows the depth of Asuelu Pulaa’s cheating — which Kalani states is upwards of 10 or 12 times.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
• So as far as the show not coming out yet, the only frustrating part is wanting to see it and having to wait.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
• The bandages are edited to be the only part of the photo that’s in-color, a lilac purple shade that matches the cover of Sour.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 June 2023
• Virginia Tech won the only meeting between the programs, in 2015.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2023
• Then, Trump told the crowd that electing him over Biden would be the only way to save the country from being run like those many in the crowd had escaped from.
  — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
• According to the Washington Post, the driver was okay with only minor injuries but the fish weren’t as lucky.
  — Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 5 Apr. 2024
• Getty Images The blonde bangs weren't the only standout glam moment, either.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Apr. 2024

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only

2 of 2 adverb

• The club is for women only.
• She had been there only twice in her life.
• It was quiet in the room, but only for a moment.
• She is only partly to blame.
• He was only a baby when his father died.
• It's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
• Leave her alone. She's only a kid.
• Do you really have to leave? It's only eight o'clock.
• There are only two more weeks until summer vacation.
• The building is only about 10 years old.
• At the end of the final episode, the rest of the cast were only given their own scenes.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 26 June 2023
• But that’s the weird part, as that’s only half of the show’s eight total seasons.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• For the last year, my number one job, and only job, was to get better.
  — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
• And the conditions around the lake are only getting worse.
  — Kate Furby, Scientific American, 26 June 2023
• Our show is based only on the work of Times journalists.
  — Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Knowles’ only beef with the defense appeared to be from just a few third-down attempts.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
• The key is to cut in longer layers, with the longest only a centimeter or so shorter than the the base length.
  — Elle Turner, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2023
• The native of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania died of measles and had only served in the Army about 60 days, the same source said.
  — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 15 June 2023
• Pizzetti, Malipiero, Nono, Berio (to name only Italians) — gone, for the most part.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 June 2023
• But Hurts wasn’t only looking for Brown in this victory that moves the Eagles to 7-1.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
• Since bunions don’t go away on their own, these are only stopgap measures.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
• Upturning the soil in search of new life will only prevent it from growing.
  — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 14 June 2023
• His whiff percentile of 83 only adds to his successful at-bat mix.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
• Laid on top of the eerie beats that have become the norm in his hometown, his raps cast a spell that can only be broken with a splash of holy water.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 2 Jan. 2024
• That night the sun set at 7:11, which only furthered my inclination to hole up.
  — Samantha Mann, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
• Having child labor laws on the books at both the federal and state levels is only half the battle.
  — Betsy Wood, The Conversation, 26 June 2023
• As the ball caromed off the wall, Mookie Betts — whose leadoff home run had been the Dodgers’ only scoring to that point — raced home from second.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
• Phoenix proper gets only about one-third of its water from the Colorado River.
  — Daniel Rothberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
• Keep in mind that the survivor will collect only the larger of a couple’s two checks; the smaller benefit goes away.
  — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
• Such readings deviated only by the smallest amount from Friday, when the high was also 57 but the morning low was a degree less at 40.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024