Examples of 'this was the only' in a sentence
Meaning of "this was the only"
this was the only: This phrase is used to emphasize that a particular thing or option was the sole choice or possibility in a given situation
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                                this was the only
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Maybe he thought this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only file that was compromised.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mum said this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only time he could do this.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You said this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only one he chose to publish.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You said this was the only inn.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only thing he ever gave me.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    He said that this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only car with keys in it.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    He felt that this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only quiet area left.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You knew this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only ship within range.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I see why this was the only way.
                                        
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only way to the hatch.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I was convinced that this was the only remedy.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only book he chose to publish.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Probably thought this was the only way out.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only place we ever met.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was thought that this was the only colony he founded.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only thing left intact.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It appears this was the only loss.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only mantra for my patients.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    She thought this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only thing that mattered to me.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I figured this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only track that is preserved.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But i thought this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only code or cipher permitted.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I knew for now this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only series to have one.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is believed that this was the only volume produced.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only movie they made.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    He knew that this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only number of this almanac.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    My mother told me this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only podium in his career.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Looks like he thought this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I heard this was the only cinema that did.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Taylor had no idea if this was the only exit.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That this was the only way out.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It would not be so bad if this was the only example.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only way to save you.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It lifted me up so high that this was the only possible result.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only occasion on which he entered.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For many years this was the only available version.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only version that was archived.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    His group said that this was the only way.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This was the only job by the gang.
                                        
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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