How to Use (only) time will tell in a Sentence

(only) time will tell

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• For only time will tell when the next storm is headed our way.
  — David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
• Only time will tell whether this new blood clot issue stems from that.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
• No longer in his prime, time will tell if Bieber has magic on the mound.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
• As for the future, Roy says time will tell what’s in store for her next.
  — Jordan Greene, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
• Only time will tell us who is able to separate from the rest.
  — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
• Odds are his heater and slider will still lead the pack by a large margin, but time will tell.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2024
• Only time will tell if lengths continue to grow, or if the bob is here to stay.
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
• And, so, time will tell in the coming weeks and months how that’s going to unfold.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
• Only time will tell how many of these will make it to Baltimore.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024
• Only time will tell if those gains are a sign of more significant boosts to come.
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
• While only time will tell, the couple appear to be up for the challenge.
  — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
• How many yawns are spread in the course of that research, well, that's something only time will tell.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 9 Oct. 2023
• As of now, there’s no word yet on when that could happen, but only time will tell if that plan comes to fruition.
  — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2024
• Only time will tell how putting more money in the hands of women will impact the world.
  — Holly Corbett, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• That does not seem to be what City are expecting, but only time will tell.
  — Sam Lee, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
• Only time will tell, but so far, the serial killer movie has hit the ground running.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 July 2024
• Only time will tell if that’s enough to overcome Schultz’s shadow.
  — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
• As for how that new price will play out for consumers in the complex health care system, only time will tell.
  — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
• Only time will tell, but maybe that car and the F44 end up being one and the same.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2025
• Only time will tell where Soto is going to spend the next decade of his career.
  — Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
• The bottom line is that overall only time will tell how this AI race plays out.
  — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
• Davidson did a good job in getting the hawks all the picks now time will tell if his scouting staff picked winners or duds.
  — Scott Powers, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
• Only time will tell if the last part of 2024 will be as bleak as predicted.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
• But driving in North Carolina for any amount of time will tell you that’s not the case.
  — Evan Moore july 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
• Only time will tell how much snow the region receives this winter — and whether there’s a hole in the middle of it.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
• Only time will tell how Swift will mark the big 100th occasion.
  — Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
• Only time will tell if these changes have BYU ready for its new conference.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• With no further news than that, time will tell what the next Billie Eilish season will bring.
  — Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2024
• Only time will tell for the couples on season 8 of Love Is Blind!
  — Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
• To be sure, Lee also said time will tell if the sell-off will bear fruit and turn out to be a longer-term trend for the chipmaker.
  — Brian Evans, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025