Examples of 'could only stay' in a sentence

Meaning of "could only stay"

This phrase suggests that there were limited options or possibilities for someone to remain in a certain situation or place. It indicates that staying was the only realistic or feasible choice available

How to use "could only stay" in a sentence

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could only stay
We could only stay sitting here for a while.
It was so cold we could only stay seconds.
I could only stay for a bit of the film.
I am only sorry that we could only stay one night.
If he could only stay out of trouble.
Our biggest regret was that we could only stay three days.
If he could only stay the same.
I was so last minute I could only stay a night.
I could only stay a short while this time.
And this temperature could only stay for few hours.
I could only stay a year and we had to move.
The bird told the locust that he could only stay if he could make magic.
You could only stay in there for a little while.
It was a pity that I could only stay for half an hour.
I could only stay a second.

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The only downside was that we could only stay one night due to time constraints.
She could only stay up by hanging on with both hands.
I told you when I got here that I could only stay till today.
But he could only stay in a village.
Intending visitors were required to book ahead and could only stay for 15 minutes.
He told me he could only stay for the weekend.
I guess I will leave the hotel at 4. I was so last minute I could only stay a night.
I could only stay a week.
Family members flew in to help, but most could only stay a few weeks.
I said you could only stay in the hospital for a week.
You could be late for launching, and could only stay there for a week.
I could only stay for the first half of their recital a.
Those with Hydro-Glycerine could only stay out of the water for one hour.
She could only stay a few minutes and then would leave.
Needless to say nothing if not want . We could only stay sitting here for a while.
Sorry we could only stay in the future for those few seconds.
It was for the whole weekend, but I could only stay the one night.
They could only stay in the room with him for two minutes.
How you doing? They said I could only stay in here for a few minutes.
They could only stay together if Amy lived with him in the sea.
We liked it a lot, even though we could only stay 1 day.
But the deal was he could only stay here from sundown till midnight.
In your body intermittently . N-Noah could only stay Yeah.
These processes could only stay active at locally restricted areas at favourable conditions.
We were told Lynch could only stay for 35 minutes.
I could only stay a second I still have loads to do.
Previously, leisure travellers could only stay in either country for a maximum of 30 days.
I could only stay a couple of hours and I paid for that later.
But I told him he could only stay if he auditioned too.
So I could only stay for a very short while.
I wasn ´ t used to the heat, so I could only stay for 2 hours down there.
He could only stay away from the Tojo Clan for so long.
Yeah, but Dean FIoca said I couLd only stay like this for 48 hours.
I could only stay with them… for a short time.
Yeah, but Dean Floca said I could only stay like this for 48 hours.

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