onliest
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of onliest
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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
“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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