English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Only" in Example Sentences
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1028493	Tom is the only member of the baseball team that Mary knows.	CK	1
1028491	Tom is the only person that has any chance to persuade Mary.	CK	1
1092405	Tom was in a hurry so he left his breakfast only half eaten.	CK	1
2389543	I only wish I had stopped Tom from doing such a stupid thing.	CK	1
2744020	It seems I'm the only one here who knows how to speak French.	CK	1
1427962	Not only was he a doctor, he was also a very famous novelist.	CK	1
2042775	The only time my son talks to me is when he needs some money.	CK	1
1026191	Tom doesn't feed his dog in the morning, only in the evening.	CK	1
1025548	Tom had only planned to stay in Boston for just a day or two.	CK	1
1028490	Tom is the only person who could have stolen Mary's necklace.	CK	1
941335	Would I only work on weekends if I could? Of course, I would.	CK	1
1069581	The only thing that matters to Tom is how much money he makes.	CK	1
2957221	Tom is probably the only one around here who can speak French.	CK	1
2957298	Tom is the only one in our family who has ever been to Boston.	CK	1
2774127	Tom speaks French only slightly better than he speaks English.	CK	1
2042789	Tom told me you only want two hundred dollars for your guitar.	CK	1
1023726	You aren't the only one who likes baseball. Tom likes it, too.	CK	1
2293235	I assume you only hire people who speak more than one language.	CK	1
1027617	Even though Tom is only sixteen, he looks like he's over twenty.	CK	1
2957300	Tom is the only one in our family who knows how to speak French.	CK	1
1028246	Tom only allowed Mary to watch three hours of television a week.	CK	1
2451075	The teacher would only allow us to speak French in the classroom.	CK	1
1051761	Tom isn't the only one who has to study. I have to study as well.	CK	1
1395611	Tom was sad because he was the only one not invited to the party.	Spamster	1
1898033	What surprised me was that only ten people came to Tom's funeral.	CK	1
953256	Even though there were many cookies on the dish, I only ate three.	CK	1
2744021	It seems like I'm the only one here who knows how to speak French.	CK	1
898567	The only time he feeds the dog is when his wife is away on a trip.	CK	1
3166130	Tom is the only one in our class who really wants to study French.	CK	1
1092332	Tom was the only one who knew how to start a fire without matches.	CK	1
1913255	If I'd only known how Tom felt, I wouldn't have gone out with Mary.	CK	1
1830430	Tom not only eats more than Mary does, but he also eats much faster.	CK	1
1024826	Tom is the only man in the world that is likely to break that record.	CK	1
952875	Tom's criminal record consists of only two drunken driving citations.	CK	1
1534799	I studied French when I was seven, but now I only remember a few words.	CK	1
1096084	The only fingerprints that the police found on the doorknob were Tom's.	CK	1
2057874	The only reason I got blamed was that the boss needed someone to blame.	CK	1
1096080	The only restaurant that Tom really likes is the one across the street.	CK	1
2774128	Tom speaks French only just a little bit better than he speaks English.	CK	1
1029369	Tom danced with Mary and only three other girls at the high school prom.	CK	1
1028496	Tom is the only American Mary knows whose father wasn't born in America.	CK	1
953566	I only eat meat from animals that I have personally killed and butchered.	CK	1
1092513	Tom wanted to help Mary rake the leaves, but she was using the only rake.	CK	1
1027434	I've figured out that the only way I can do this is to get Tom to help me.	CK	1
1092333	Tom was the only one who even attempted to do something about the problem.	CK	1
1211996	Tom told John that he would ask Mary to the dance only if John asked Alice.	CK	1
909544	If you only had one more week to live, what would you spend your time doing?	CK	1
1096081	The only reason Tom went to the party was that he expected Mary to be there.	CK	1
1025849	Tom eats mostly fruits and vegetables, and only eats meat about once a week.	CK	1
1027426	If only I'd listened to what Tom said, I wouldn't be in this kind of trouble.	CK	1