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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Riverbend Music Center has hosted countless musicians throughout the decades, including the one and only Ozzy Osbourne.
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 July 2025
Nobody was more badass to crank up on our speakers than the one and only prince of darkness - Ozzy Osborne!
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Of course, both auteurs are speaking about the one and only Tura Satana.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 July 2025
Terrifier fans will get to experience a funhouse of horrors starring the one and only Art the Clown as part of this year’s Halloween Horror Nights event.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 July 2025
Nobody was more badass to crank up on our speakers than the one and only prince of darkness - Ozzy Osborne!
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Of course, both auteurs are speaking about the one and only Tura Satana.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 July 2025
Terrifier fans will get to experience a funhouse of horrors starring the one and only Art the Clown as part of this year’s Halloween Horror Nights event.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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