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Meanings of only answer in English

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Usage of only answer in English
1
Giving nature the space and protection it needs is the only answer.
The Guardian
2
Armed struggle is the only answer for our people and our faith.
Frontier fury
3
I think the ref made a decision that he can only answer.
The Guardian
4
It was the only answer I had, but it was the truth.
The last lecture
5
This was the only answer; but it was no answer at all.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I
6
She knew what Ellie was saying, but tears were her only answer.
Fears Unnamed
7
The only answer was the jerk and dip of the retreating oars.
For the Term of His Natural Life
8
The Scarecrow affected a superior attitude, and that was his only answer.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
9
A sigh was the only answer from the depth of the dungeon.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
10
For a moment the only answer was a wild fluttering of eyelids.
Blue noon
11
A sob and a squeeze of his hand was her only answer.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
12
A sob and a squeeze of his hand were her only answer.
A Study in Scarlet
13
The only answer was the vicious slam which Murtha gave the door.
The Ear in the Wall
14
The only answer I have is that she was the better player.
Radio NZ
15
The only answer that he made was given in a stern voice.
The Old Homestead
16
But Posh and his kind would only answer it in one way.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" / "Herring Merchants"
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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Ireland
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