How to Use if only in a Sentence

if only

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• How soft our world felt then, if only for half an hour.
  — Beth Nguyen, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
• Now, if only the offense could do a bit more.
  — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• Styles warmed them up, if only for a few minutes.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
• In this case, the far wall is discernible, if only barely.
  — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
• Superman, if only as an ice cream, is for kids.
  — Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• Gil put those concerns to rest, if only for two stars, before some time off.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024
• Hmmm, if only all these things could be combined.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
• Wear it on your nails, if only for the week, for a festive reminder that love is in the air.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
• Going with Chelsea if only to pair with the above notes about Rick.
  — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2025
• Go, if only to escape the traffic and chaos of the city for a moment.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
• Don't be alarmed if only a few drops of water come from the connector port.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Feb. 2024
• And someone new will sit atop the leaderboard, if only for a moment.
  — Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
• Fly high Ryder and thank you for blessing me, if only for a short time.
  — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
• Sacramento area fans are buying in on the team, if only for a short time.
  — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
• Yet if only one of his movies could have it, the jukebox musical is the right fit.
  — Rachel Simon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
• There is no magic pill that can make menopause disappear (if only).
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
• Now if only those Starbucks drinks could make it to all of us watching from home!
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
• Like things could change for the better if only a few teenagers with the right balance of spunk and smarts showed up.
  — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
• But a caveat came with that — one that proved prophetic Tuesday if only for a night.
  — Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
• In the other locker room Rapinoe smiled, if only to mask the pain.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• Worth considering, if only for an hour or so, our place in the universe.
  — Catherine Womack, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Videogames have emerged as an answer—if only they could get rid of the speculators.
  — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2023
• Now, if only somebody could come up with a greener tire option or rubber that lasts longer.
  — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
• Now, if only future impressions can remain as strong as the first ones.
  — Joey Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
• But the mini horror films inspired people to buy shakes (if only to make more videos).
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 27 July 2023
• The simplest path to a title game matchup would be if only two of those four teams won their season finale.
  — Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• And yet — history says keeping the core intact, if only long enough, can work.
  — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
• There is no point in the enormous gun variety in the game if only a handful are viable.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
• What if only one person in your party drinks alcohol?
  — Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
• The city of Los Angeles will have a new top cop, if only for the next six or so months.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024