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being the only one; single and isolated from others
"the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"
alone(p), only(adverb)exclusive of anyone or anything else
"she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"
merely, simply, just, only, but(adverb)and nothing more
"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"
entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only(adverb)without any others being included or involved
"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"; "a privilege granted only to him"
only(adverb)with nevertheless the final result
"He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"
only(adverb)in the final outcome
"These news will only make you more upset"
only(adverb)except that
"It was the same story; only this time she came out better"
only, only if, only when(adverb)never except when
"call me only if your cold gets worse"
only(adverb)as recently as
"I spoke to him only an hour ago"
having no equal or rival for excellence or desirabilitythe only way to really appreciate the beauty of the forest is to walk through it
being the one or ones of a class with no other members that is the only possible right answerwe were the only passengers on the tour bus
for nothing other thanyou're doing that only to annoy me
not long agowe won the election only six days ago
nothing more thanI was only fooling when I said I saw a shark in the water
if it were not for the fact thatthat's a very nice idea, only it won't help
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