Sentence examples for not only best from inspiring English sources

The last of the "La Cage" headliners was not only best, he was first, as well.

He knew then that a departure was not only best for him but inevitable, regardless of Johnson's earlier claim that Tebow would be with the Jets for all three years of his contract.

It turns out that this pose not only best shows off what they are wearing, but also might send reassuring signals to their brains that they are capable and competent.

But even more crucially to the election's outcome, the Conservatives were not only best at holding on to their 2010 voters, they were also the most successful party among those groups with high turnout.

And then of course, there was Maradona, not only best with his left foot, but also waved the infamously divine left hand a sneaky goodbye to England in the 1986 World Cup.

It was based on a belief that communities, not governments, are not only best at effecting solutions to problems, but that imposition of policies from above is expensive and artificial.

Earnest old Albany not only bested a bid by Belgium, but according to him, it fended off a pair of after-the-fact counteroffers from other states.

They not only bested the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, but deftly handled a beefy, high-powered Dallas Stars team in the second, knocking them out, too.

Indeed, cars like this tremendous D-Type not only bested Ferraris on the track in 24-hour racing, but also triumphed technologically.

I believe it was Schumpeter who claimed to be not only the best economist, but also the best horseman and the best lover in his native Austria.

If Bryant leaves, the Lakers will lose not only their best scorer, but their best passer and defender, too.