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
That is the onliest reason why I have to move.
From Time Magazine Archive
It's the onliest way I can make out.
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
You’se de onliest woman in de world Ah ever even mentioned gitting married tuh.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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