Sentence examples similar to only- from inspiring English sources

The word "only-" is not standard in written English.
It can be used as a prefix to emphasize exclusivity or limitation, but it is often better to use "only" without the hyphen.
Example: "She only wants to eat dessert after dinner."
Alternatives: "Solely" or "Exclusively."

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If only it were true.

He wasn't the only one.

Only up to a point.

That can only be a good thing".

But only just.

IT WAS only a matter of time.

And not only that.

Whatever our politics there can never be justification, surely only regret".

Being able to live in a stable home is a basic human need, tied up with important feelings of choice and certainty, and we are living in a world now where only a few can hope for that, which cannot be right".

"It's only what happened a couple of weeks ago or next week that matters.

Only, it wasn't.

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