Examples of 'could have only' in a sentence

Meaning of "could have only"

could have only - This phrase is often used to express a situation where there are limited options or possibilities. It denotes a sense of exclusivity or rarity. For example, 'He could have only one piece of cake.'

How to use "could have only" in a sentence

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could have only
There could have only been one bed.
But the tradition was that only one guru could have only one disciple.
It could have only come from you.
And to think if he could have only held on.
It could have only come from him.
And a presence so familiar it could have only been that of my mother.
She could have only found them.
He believed that censorship could have only evil consequences.
You could have only said that.
He had details of the crime he could have only gotten from your client.
It could have only been made here.
It was a journey that could have only taken eleven days.
It could have only happened postmortem.
Others believe it could have only a few hundred.
She could have only been crowned queen by an archbishop.

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It faces betrayal that could have only come from sorcery.
He could have only been about four.
A solitary boulder foreign to the area could have only been transported here by ice.
A quipu could have only a few or thousands of cords.
Now you will by able to see what you could have only imagined before.
How it could have only come from me.
But that one specific fingerprint on that glass could have only come from one person.
Women could have only few children.
It was stolen yesterday by a man who could have only been the Chameleon.
If you could have only seen his looks.
The commercial gave Perfume exposure they could have only dreamed of before.
Adler could have only found this sub.
But as we were filming, we could have only chicken.
We could have only met elsewhere.
Therefore the prints found on the knife could have only been made by Alessandro Marchi.
It could have only then been obama.
You and I both know it could have only come from your hands.
He could have only started that journey early.
The Feast to which Paul was referring could have only been the Feast of Tabernacles.
He could have only gotten out through the window.
No security problem could have only a military solution.
We could have only twelve minutes to read and talk.
Justice replied that it could have only been done after the murder.
I could have only imagined what would have happened if it rained.
Such a battle could have only one result.
It could have only been a few hundred meters above the ground.
The French people could have only one national will.
It could have only meant that this hybrid was not natural at all.
That sicko that called could have only found out about me from you.
It could have only taken us ten minutes, but it took us over an hour.
With information that could have only come from the Black Box.
He could have only given it to you before his disappearance!
Last week, she could have only done five.
They could have only one meaning for her - the physical resurrection of her dead brother.
In the new situation, he could have only one wife.

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