Sentence examples for first and only from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "first and only" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing that something is the first occurrence of its kind and the only one of that kind. For example, "Neve was the first and only student to receive the award."

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This was his first and only defeat.

Encyclopedia Britannica

She was my first and only girlfriend.

The New York Times

That was her first and only offense.

The New York Times

He was my first and only love".

The New Yorker

"Jim's our first and only son.

The New York Times - Sports

It was her first and only sale.

The New York Times

His first (and only) mate nearly drowned.

The Guardian - Travel

It was the first and only house they looked at.

The New York Times

It soon became the town's first and only daily newspaper.

The New York Times

He spoke for the first and only time that afternoon.

The New Yorker

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Thanks to my first-and-only son's arrival, it was.

Los Angeles Times

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