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

Even Emirates is flying to Israel from New York airports, although this require a 20-hour-plus journey through Dubai (DXB.) Unsurprisingly, as essentially the only game in town, El Al’s profit grew from $117 million in 2023 to $545 million in 2024, while load factor increased from 86% to 94%. —Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025

That’s how mayors have been elected since Democrats re-emerged as the only game in town after 20 years in the wilderness under Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg. —Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025

Musical entertainment isn’t the only game in town, which opens other avenues for leverage. —Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

For decades, there was no dispute — Nielsen’s measurement was the only game in town. —John Koblin, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for the only game in town

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