only

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Meaning

1. Alone in a category.
2. Singularly superior; the best.
3. Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.
4. (obsolete) Mere.

Hyphenated as

on‧ly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊn.li/

Cognate with German

ähnlich

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Sentences

Only get me back
🔙

to my husband
🤵

and kids .

Only get me back to my husband and kids.

It

would have been visible to me , had I only looked up as it

passed .

It would have been visible to me, had I only looked up as it passed.

This time , however , their top flight stay lasted only one season .

This time, however, their top flight stay lasted only one season.

We were only half a

mile from the destination when the engine packed in .

We were only half a mile from the destination when the engine packed in.

I'm City
🏙️

Editor in name only .

I'm City Editor in name only.

They're only made of rock crystal , and there are millions of rock crystals in the earth .

They're only made of rock crystal, and there are millions of rock crystals in the earth.

McCreary County is the only Kentucky county to not
🚫

have a

single incorporated city
🏙️

.

McCreary County is the only Kentucky county to not have a single incorporated city.

The flag of Nutopia has only one colour: white .

The flag of Nutopia has only one colour: white.

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