ony
Britishdeterminer
Example Sentences
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Ironically, though, it’s powerful ony because both fashion and advertising have spent so long reinforcing the idea that femininity looks a certain way in the first place.
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2016
“Shared commitment is the ony important factor in whether couples are able to sustain a monogamy agreement.”
From Time • Feb. 1, 2011
Instead of preparing its onetime col ony for self-rule, Belgium simply cut the Congo loose on six months' notice.
From Time Magazine Archive
The col ony spent nearly $100 million last year for new factories and apartment and office buildings, attracted a growing wave of tourists who left behind $100 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
“She’ll happen do better for him nor ony o’ t’ grand ladies.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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