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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asking only" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to specify that you are making a request or inquiry without any additional demands or conditions.
Example: "I am asking only for your honest opinion on the matter."
Alternatives: "requesting solely" or "inquiring merely".
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He obliges, asking only for a disclaimer to be included.
Cohen began by asking, only half-jokingly, whether "corporate social responsibility" is an oxymoron.
At the start they were asking only for their basic freedoms.
She printed 200 shirts to test demand, asking only for donations.
"I don't deserve your forgiveness at this time," he added, asking only for understanding.
Chances are he's asking only because he has a software question.
He keeps practices relatively short, asking only that players respect the game and play it right.
So let's put aside the narcissism involved in asking only about ourselves.
Policies asking only for disclosure "allow pharmaceutical companies to launder their marketing messages," he said.
She relented, asking only that I bring from New York as many surgical masks as I could find.
They were remarkably generous, asking only that the soldiers leave their heavy weapons and return to their homes.
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