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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the only choices" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It refers to a limited or exclusive set of options available for a particular situation. You can use it when discussing decision-making or comparing different possibilities. For example: - "The only choices for dinner tonight are pizza or pasta. Which one do you prefer?" - "In order to solve the problem, we have to consider all the factors and make the best decision from the only choices we have." - "The only choices for vacation destinations this year are the beach or the mountains. I can't decide which one I prefer." - "The only choices for the committee members were John and Jane, as they were the only ones who met the qualifications."
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Are those the only choices?
Are these really the only choices?
Non-violent change or armed struggle are the only choices.
The only choices that remain are different shades of wrong.
But the only choices will probably be Trump and Clinton.
But they are not the only choices that suggest the criteria were, well, flexible.
When Shane's rheumatologist presented methotrexate or steroid injections as the only choices, she was horrified.
While none of the examples you cite are "wrong," they're not necessarily the only choices.
But nature abhors a vacuum, defined as when Romney and Perry are the only choices.
And those two extremes are clearly not the only choices," he said.
Other things are left unsaid: "Sycophancy or silence were the only choices on the menu".
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