onliest
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of onliest
Example Sentences
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That is the onliest reason why I have to move.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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
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It's the onliest way I can make out.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“I cain’t say it’s the onliest happy time for me, ma’am. But they shore ain’t never been any to equal it!”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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“Naw it ain’t, it’s nature, cause nature makes caution. It’s de strongest thing dat God ever made, now. Fact is it’s de onliest thing God ever made. He made nature and nature made everything else.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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