sole means

Frequency: 6.26.1 per million words

the single, only method available

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Examples (10)

  • Oil lamps were the sole means of illumination.
  • For many years, public transport was the sole means of travel for villagers.
  • Access to clean water is the sole means of survival in remote areas.
  • Without an internet connection, a physical map is often the sole means of navigation.
  • In his poverty-stricken youth, studying was his sole means of escape.
  • The old radio was their sole means of communication with the outside world.
  • This small boat was the sole means of transport across the river.
  • For many artists, their work is not just a hobby but their sole means of income.
  • Voting remains the sole means for citizens to express their democratic choice.
  • During the siege, the secret tunnel became their sole means of getting supplies.