Examples of 'there was only' in a sentence

Meaning of "there was only"

there was only - indicates a situation where the quantity or availability of something is limited or restricted, emphasizing scarcity or lack

How to use "there was only" in a sentence

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there was only
There was only one possible escape route.
At that time there was only one paragraph.
There was only one toothbrush in the bathroom.
The child told us there was only a martian.
There was only like eight guys then.
At that time there was only bush land.
There was only one of those things left.
Steve said there was only one option.
There was only one person he did not hate.
Caller said there was only one shooter.
There was only one key and it was destroyed.
I made peace where there was only chaos.
But there was only one man in my life.
Twenty minutes later there was only two.
So there was only one thing left to consider.

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I thought you said there was only two.
If there was only a way to make them pay.
I thought you said there was only five.
If there was only something left we could hock.
In the beginning there was only darkness.
There was only one last page to read.
And he realized there was only one explanation.
There was only one answer to that question.
I could see there was only one cure.
There was only one man who was happy.
I thought there was only one role.
There was only one other man McCartney.
And then there was only pain.
There was only corn soup for lunch.
You said there was only one.
There was only one way to get to you.
But the joke was there was only three pigs.
If there was only a way to get in that room.
Our intelligence suggests there was only one cosmonaut.
And there was only one tower left.
I thought you said there was only one event.
But there was only one super winner.
That closed in and there was only this room.
There was only room for one more.
Back then there was only forest.
There was only two people in the room.
Call came in there was only survivors.
There was only one way to find out.
But really there was only one.
There was only one car on the bluff.
I decided that there was only one way out.
There was only one guard on this side.
Until there there was only now.
There was only one left in the country.
I thought there was only one rift.

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