Examples of 'had been the only' in a sentence
Meaning of "had been the only"
had been the only: This phrase suggests that something or someone was the sole or exclusive factor in a given situation or context
How to use "had been the only" in a sentence
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had been the only
Georgia had been the only way out.
And which in the earliest times had been the only one.
It had been the only state to ban them.
Deal with her as if she had been the only woman on the planet.
He had been the only one absent that day.
Treat her as though she had been the only woman on the earth.
It had been the only way to silence it.
She doubted that the royal physician had been the only one to read it.
If that had been the only lie you told me.
His ship had been sunk in a storm and he had been the only survivor.
Bray had been the only one allowed inside.
Once Aisha asked him if Khadijah had been the only woman worthy of his love.
That had been the only way to prove his superiority.
He was actually surprised that I had been the only person that complained about it.
This had been the only place that he actually remembered.
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In his weakened, broken and disoriented state it had been the only option.
Charley had been the only one who was kind to her.
Up to then, Trinidad and Tobago had been the only state to withdraw.
And she had been the only stable thing in my life.
He said no, that sadly I had been the only one.
Had been the only assistant.
Until that point I had been the only person there.
He had been the only one who tried to bring me out of my shell.
It was true - it had been the only solution.
It had been the only thing my mother had left behind.
For many years, cotton and vinyl had been the only options for outdoor furniture.
They had been the only one to get that treatment.
Concepción's circuit clout had been the only Reds hit to that point.
She had been the only one to bring him closer to death.
For the longest time, brawling had been the only thing Nadatsugu was capable at.
That had been the only area of conflict during their holiday.
For years, Marshall and Lily had been the only.
But it had been the only job she could find.
It was possible, given the hour, that the sentries had been the only ones awake.
In those days it had been the only method of showing wealth.
That had been the only version of the film available until now.
Since the 14th century, Vilnius had been the only official capital of the state.
They had been the only thing that would have outweighed disturbing my parents.
For five decades, Yasser Herbawi had been the only Palestinian manufacturer of keffiyehs.
I had been the only one in the dark about our previous connection.
For centuries, the bridge had been the only link between the two places.
He had been the only reason Serenno had stood for so long.
Why not? For years, Marshall and Lily had been the only married couple.
Whether he had been the only one in fault in his fatal history.
He stressed, lastly, that N. 's statements had been the only evidence against him.
Akara had been the only one who knew her secret.
Entering Sunday 's game, Reid had been the only 49ers player to kneel this season.
He had been the only mayor elected since Medford changed to a Plan A form of government.
The complainant had been the only person signing the cheques.
She had been the only one to enter and leave her room all night.
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Had she dreamed of the garden so often
Then we knew we had the wrong guy
We had so much fun up on the mountain today
Examples of using Only
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Only yesterday he cussed me out something fierce
If she would only learn to behave herself
Only thing possessing him was a sixer of pabst
