the only surviving …
Frequency: 7.110.8 per million words
used to describe the single remaining person or thing of a group
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Examples (10)
- She was the only surviving member of her family after the war.
- The ancient manuscript is the only surviving copy from that era.
- He is the only surviving witness to the crime.
- This small village is the only surviving settlement from the original colony.
- The museum proudly displays the only surviving artifact from the lost civilization.
- As the only surviving heir, she inherited the entire estate.
- The rare bird is the only surviving specimen of its kind.
- He felt a profound sense of responsibility as the only surviving soldier from his unit.
- This old photograph is the only surviving image of my grandparents together.
- The documentary focuses on the only surviving building from the original town square.