the one and only
noun
—used before the name of a famous person to say that there is no one else like that person
the one and only Elvis Presley
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In the one and only trial run, conducted in 1987, emergency squads managed to erect only a fraction of the necessary infrastructure.
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
On March 6, 2019, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to get his phone out and film his players for the one and only time in his career.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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
The move conveniently brought him closer not only to Hollywood, but also to his current girlfriend of two years, the one and only Kylie Jenner.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
On March 6, 2019, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to get his phone out and film his players for the one and only time in his career.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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
The move conveniently brought him closer not only to Hollywood, but also to his current girlfriend of two years, the one and only Kylie Jenner.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
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“The one and only.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20one%20and%20only. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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