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Discover Ludwig"was only given" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone was offered or given something with the implication that the person didn't expect or deserve it. For example: "He was only given a passing grade on the test despite his poor performance."
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He was only given an old empty building in Brandenburg.
Final notice was only given a couple of weeks beforehand.
Though she was only given 23 years on this earth, she gave back so much more.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, currently world No 3, was only given a single wildcard place before 2018.
It was only given to soldiers who served in 1848-64 againsthehe Prussians".
In 2011 he suffered constipation, stomach cramps and sickness, but was only given laxatives by doctors.
Household access was only given priority when it was started to be considered as a basic input in the 1980s.
Rosenberg was diagnosed with heart failure so severe that he was only given two months to live.
This summer, he was only given two ODIs and one T20I to make his case for limited-overs selection.
In Night At The Museum 3, with Ben Stiller, I was only given a couple of lines.
I was only given Gosford Park because they couldn't find an established writer who knew how those [country] houses worked".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com