Examples of 'this was only' in a sentence
Meaning of "this was only"
this was only - This phrase is used to emphasize that the situation being discussed had a limited scope or significance. It can suggest that something might have been expected to be more significant or elaborate, but turned out to be minor or simple
How to use "this was only" in a sentence
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this was only
This was only intended to whet our appetites.
It was pointed out that this was only a beginning.
This was only one side of the story.
Her supporters say this was only natural.
However this was only possible in a minority of projects.
You are lucky that this was only training.
This was only the beginning of their ordeal.
Darine admits that this was only an artifice.
This was only partly counterbalanced by an improvement of exports.
Police emphasised this was only an isolated incident.
This was only ever going to end one way.
I am so happy that this was only one book.
But this was only the beginning of a massacre.
Emma no longer cared if this was only a nightmare.
And this was only one small sample.
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I do want it to go smoothly but this was only an accident.
This was only the beginning of his travels.
I always thought this was only a challenge.
This was only used for a short while.
That all this was only a dream.
This was only meant to be a short term stay.
We found that this was only partially the case.
This was only for a short period of time.
I managed to escape but this was only the beginning.
This was only used on the steering wheel.
She told me that this was only the beginning.
This was only possible if both men were siblings.
But she knew this was only partly true.
This was only the third such meeting.
I can not believe this was only last year.
This was only your first day.
They realized that this was only the beginning.
This was only true than was an ambitious officer.
They must have thought this was only a grave.
But this was only fourth on their list.
Nobody was in any doubt that this was only a pretext.
I thought this was only his birthday party.
How could he convince him that this was only a test.
I thought this was only for runners.
But even he himself admitted that this was only a theory.
This was only the first of many requests.
Some experts felt that this was only a bilateral negotiation.
This was only one corner of the earth.
I thought this was only a rematch.
This was only discovered during the procedure.
I thought love like this was only for the young.
And this was only counting the men.
I was kind of hoping that this was only gonna be a short trip.
But this was only one school of thought.
Our host informed us that this was only a recent phenomenon.
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