How to Use the one and only in a Sentence

the one and only

noun
  • 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
  • Some fans think that this person might be the one and only Travis Kelce.
    — Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Still dancing, still singing, still the one and only Madonna.
    — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Jesse tells us about a run-in with the one and only Prue Leith in the test kitchen.
    — Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2025
  • With a little ingenuity, this can be the one and only dress you pack.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The family even got a visit from the one and only Saint Nick.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
  • And another surprise for you – the mighty, the one and only, Ringo Starr!
    — Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Some of them testified at the one and only hearing on the bill in January.
    — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
  • Plus, a look at the one and only time Zelenskyy came face to face with Vladimir Putin.
    — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
  • It is hosted by the one and only Peter Kafka, who joined us today for the show.
    — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
  • According to Jesus, love is the one and only thing that is necessary.
    — Colby Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 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
  • Nobody was more badass to crank up on our speakers than the one and only prince of darkness - Ozzy Osborne!
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • To judge a work of fiction as a finite, single purpose structure would be the one and only grievous error.
    — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • However, the real key to success for a third film comes from the one and only Lady Gaga.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 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
  • 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
  • The show at Theo features Dani Pike in the one and only role, with a live band in the back of this intimate space.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • That meant no longer using Berlusconi’s Milan as the one and only reference point.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • That season, Ray earned the one and only All-Star appearance of his career.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Since then, even more Islanders have joined the villa, thanks to the one and only Megan Thee Stallion.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 June 2025
  • Is this to be a matter of TIF cash plus property tax incentives, or is this the one and only ask?
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Starbucks is ready to chill it out and take it slow with a new secret menu item honoring the one and only Hannah Montana.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Getting to share the screen with the one and only Hugh Wolverine Jackman was something only dreams are made of.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 July 2024
  • 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
  • When the draw was initially announced, Haworth was set to play the one and only Ben Johns … who then withdrew.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There are many grand hotels in Europe, but none quite so grand as the one and only Grand Hotel Tremezzo.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • That is why the one and only Faith Hero award Interfaith America ever gave was to him.
    — Eboo Patel, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025

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