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Discover LudwigThe 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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