How to Use the one and only in a Sentence

the one and only

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  • Looking for the goods from the one and only Phil Steele?
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The stars are back on the red carpet, but no one shines as bright as the one and only Oprah.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Still dancing, still singing, still the one and only Madonna.
    — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 14 Oct. 2023
  • It is hosted by the one and only Peter Kafka, who joined us today for the show.
    — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Some of them testified at the one and only hearing on the bill in January.
    — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
  • And since then, she’s been the one and only Spider-Woman — at least in her dimension.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • The first movie to ever star the one and only Britney Spears has never been available on streaming… but that's about to change!
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
  • There will never be another Len Goodman but the one and only will always be at the heart of our show.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The most intriguing involves the one and only Patty Hearst.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Hannah Montana In 2006, the world was introduced to a true force to be reckoned with—the one and only Miley Cyrus.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • Sounds bad, but hey, who wouldn’t be at least a little flattered if they were being portrayed by the one and only Salma Hayek?
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
  • Remix feat the one and only, queen of my heart and lifelong inspiration @mariahcarey is out this friday !!!!!!!!!!!
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But most importantly, viewers want to know a lot more about the one and only Jenna Lyons.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • At the center of all the nostalgia is the one and only Jamie Lynn Spears, who is finally back in the spotlight after years in the shadows.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 27 July 2023
  • According to Jesus, love is the one and only thing that is necessary.
    — Colby Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • What, then, might previous contests—the one and only Cold War and the many earlier cold wars—suggest about this one?
    — Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Microsoft’s testing some neat new features for the Windows 11 Snipping Tool and the one and only Notepad dot exe.
    — Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Her other husbands, jazz musician Artie Shaw and the one and only Frank Sinatra, tried and failed to control her.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • In her yellow dress that was… erm, accessorized with a giant Christmas bow, is the one and only Phoebe Buffay.
    — Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 26 July 2023
  • The shirts entered the scene via the one and only Joanna Gaines, who wore a rust orange plaid button-down in the perfect late summer fashion: tied around her waist.
    — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
  • All our prayers are going toward the one and only Material Girl.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 June 2023
  • This scent is inspired by the one and only Josephine Baker, and smells like rose, jasmine, warm amber, tonka bean and sandalwood.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Wisconsin supreme court candidates faced off on Tuesday in the one and only debate before the April 4 election that could decide the fate of the state’s high court for years to come.
    — John McCormack, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Dua Lipa is tapping into her eye for style with the one and only Donatella Versace.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
  • But there is so much more — lace-up leather pants, cropped bomber jackets, and, of, course, the one and only velour tracksuit, are all options to turn to for stylish and somewhat practical autumn wardrobe.
    — Marie Lodi, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Unfortunately, that was the one and only game his dad, Kyle Green, could get to Milwaukee this season.
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • John Alton shot a lot of day-for-night photography, and it’s filled with great actors, including the one and only Charles McGraw.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2024
  • Her new look was directly inspired by another icon — the one and only Winona Ryder.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Along with trying to live up to society's expectations, Rachel must also live up to the expectations of his mother, played by the one and only Michelle Yeoh.
    — Tori Polizzotto, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023
  • First, there is the one and only Gorilla, who was born accidentally in 1980 when, during a home game, a young man named Henry Rojas dressed as an ape to deliver a singing telegram.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2023

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