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"sole surviving" is a valid phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that is the only survivor in a situation, such as a crash or a war. For example, "The sole surviving soldier returned home to his family."
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Mr Murdoch is the sole surviving mogul.
She is his sole surviving close relative.
Gymnasticus is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports.
Imams became the sole surviving source of moral authority.
Suddenly the United States became not just the sole surviving superpower but the repository of the sole surviving ideology.
I remembered that I was his sole surviving offspring.
Greenberg had been the sole surviving member of the team of attorneys who litigated Brown.
Now 96, he is the sole surviving Nuremberg war crimes prosecutor.
Ginkgo biloba is the sole surviving member of a long lineage of ancient plants.
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Deeds doesn't realize this, but he is Blake's very far-removed, sole-surviving relative.
They were the ones to discover the sole-surviving malvasia vine, and now produce single-vineyard Malmsey on site.
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