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.

Examples of the only game in town in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The law was constructed for a very different media marketplace in which broadcast TV distribution was the only game in town. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026

Since they’e the only game in town, tickets are sold out for Friday, July 17. — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

Four other funds will eventually be added to the menu, but at launch, State Street is the only game in town. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Neither is the World Cup the only game in town. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Rhymes for the only game in town

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown