onliest
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of onliest
Example Sentences
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It's the onliest way I can make out.
From Time Magazine Archive
That is the onliest reason why I have to move.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, Ali and Frazier will finally decide, in 15 rounds or less, who really is "the greatest," who is the "onliest champ."
From Time Magazine Archive
To his astonishment they were overwhelmed with pride and admiration�"the onliest real fine things we've ever had"�and the dogs brought him a kind of backwoods fame and prosperity.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Don’t take my baby! He my onliest child! Oh, Lawd, please don’t take my baby from me!”
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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