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adjectivePronunciation
ˈəʊn.li
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- exclusive of anyone or anything else
adjective
- being the only one; single and isolated from others
adverb
- and nothing more
adverb
- without any others being included or involved
adverb
- with nevertheless the final result
adverb
- in the final outcome
adverb
- as recently as
adverb
- except that
Example sentences
she alone believed him
cannot live by bread alone
I'll have this car and this car only
the lone doctor in the entire county
a lonesome pine
an only child
the sole heir
the sole example
I was merely asking
it is simply a matter of time
just a scratch
he was only a child
hopes that last but a moment
was entirely to blame
a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
he works for Mr. Smith exclusively
did it solely for money
the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
He arrived only to find his wife dead
We won only to lose again in the next round
These news will only make you more upset
I spoke to him only an hour ago
It was the same story; only this time she came out better