Examples of 'i had only' in a sentence

Meaning of "i had only"

I had only - Indicates a limitation or lack of resources, options, or opportunities, suggesting that the speaker had very few choices or possibilities in a given situation

How to use "i had only" in a sentence

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i had only
I had only been in service for five days.
Exposing me to a world i had only guessed at.
I had only known him a couple months.
I miss you so much if i had only known Te Amo my baby.
I had only a second to admire the view.
You inspired me to be a man that I had only ever dreamed about being.
I had only one way to stop him.
I could have been a millionaire by now if I had only taken the time.
I had only four cases last year.
I would have been much better if I had only just keep my mouth shut.
I had only afford the basic model.
It was so pleasant that I had only had a bottle of water the entire flight.
I had only stopped you from dying.
It felt like failure to me because I had only focused on one particular outcome.
I had only one real friend in my life.

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I would have included his article too if I had only read it in time.
I had only one day for myself.
She guided my hands to parts I had only imagined with eyes closed on a woman.
I had only a single goal at the time.
I learned a great deal and saw the things I had only dreamed of seeing.
I had only a few minutes to get out.
I found this to be rather thoughtful seeing as I had only been expecting a phone call.
I had only heard of the jalapeño kind.
Prior to the advisor conference I had only met a few of the advisors face to face.
I had only two and half men.
I had just become a father and I had only two days to see the exhibition.
I had only seen a couple these beauties.
I personally could never sleep with someone that I had only known a few days.
I had only seen this happen in planes.
I met some folk face to face that I had only known over the phone.
I had only seen apple trees in books.
The people were dressed to the nines and came from a world I had only imagined.
I had only one problem during installation.
That was like a nightmare when she went down because I had only one sub left.
I had only read about this in books.
It was a scene I had only ever seen in videos.
I had only six years of grade school.
I explained that I had only come to observe.
I had only offered her a simple explanation.
I was doing what I had only dreamt of for years.
I had only one very good friend.
It was a revelation exposing me to a world I had only guessed at.
I had only done drag ten times.
I could do things that I had only dreamed of.
I had only seen them in video games.
He would still be here if I had only done this.
I had only ever been with my wife.
It connected me to a world that I had only imagined.
I had only heard about such things.
I was already weary though I had only begun.

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Examples of using Only
Only yesterday he cussed me out something fierce
If she would only learn to behave herself
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