the only game in town
noun phrase
: the only available, desirable, or valuable thing
For serious home cooks, this stove is the only game in town.
Our company is no longer the only game in town. We now have serious competition.
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However, a dark matter particle that interacts through the weak interaction (or, perhaps more completely, the electroweak interaction) isn’t the only game in town.
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Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
For Dooley, who had dedicated his professional life to finding shipwrecks, Carisub was the only game in town.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Rival cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike , a fellow Club name, also emphasizes its platform approach, so Palo Alto isn't the only game in town.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Where to stay in Princeton The Nassau Inn on Palmer Square, nearly on campus, used to be the only game in town; its 157 rooms are still a classic, comfortable bet, but the August 2024 opening of Graduate by Hilton Princeton has raised the bar for a cool college-town hotel.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
For Dooley, who had dedicated his professional life to finding shipwrecks, Carisub was the only game in town.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Rival cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike , a fellow Club name, also emphasizes its platform approach, so Palo Alto isn't the only game in town.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Where to stay in Princeton The Nassau Inn on Palmer Square, nearly on campus, used to be the only game in town; its 157 rooms are still a classic, comfortable bet, but the August 2024 opening of Graduate by Hilton Princeton has raised the bar for a cool college-town hotel.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the only game in town
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“The only game in town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20only%20game%20in%20town. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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