once only
Example Sentences
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Among all the nations he has faced more than once, only one has managed to prevent him from scoring – that being Qatar, who he has played twice.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026
Air travel was once only about dressing up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Our science and technological achievements have made what was once only science fiction a reality.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023
Soon, the circus on the other end of the valley that Campbell Hall once only visited could be pitching its tent on campus.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023
That night, at last, she started to write, recklessly, three, five pages, looking up once only to see her father passing by the hall on tiptoe.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
