only choice

Example Sentences

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But outside urban areas, it's long been the only choice other than electricity.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Still, Karp believed that it was the only choice to save his firm, according to people familiar with his thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Emma knows what she is doing isn't legal, but feels this was her only choice.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

“If parents did not like what was taught to their elementary school kids, their only choice was to send them to private school or to home school,” they said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

My only choice, it seemed, was to stay in Hampden town.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt