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Discover LudwigThe phrase "I only entered" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that your action was limited to entering, without implying any further involvement or actions.
Example: "I only entered the room to grab my bag and then left immediately."
Alternatives: "I just entered" or "I merely entered".
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I only entered because the first-round prize was £70 and that sounded an enormous sum.
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"I have looked at child porn sites maybe three or four times in all, the front pages and the previews," he told The Sun. "But I have only entered once using a credit card, and I have never downloaded".
"I don't think it's impossible and I think that I would only enter an event if I believed I could win it," he added.
"I think I would only enter such a financial cooperation if I can be the main contractor.
Introduced to Sir James Thornhill, court painter to King George I, he not only entered into the higher echelons of London's patronage system but also found a wife, Thornhill's daughter, Jane.
He pauses, as if the thought has only entered his head for the first time.
"He only entered to see if there were any more inner vaults, within the vault".
Disturbance variables only entered regression models when native vegetation was excluded from models.
ALMPs only entered in interaction terms which generally are not significant.
The Buccaneers only entered Rams territory twice.
The seeds are safe; the water only entered a passageway.
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