only game in town
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The only opportunity, activity, or resource available.
Example Sentences
- "It was the first elected position he had ever held, his single incumbency and, he had to admit, his best prospect, the only game in town."
- "Java won't long be the only game in town. Microsoft already plans to publish a rival software, code-named Blackbird."
- "If you surf the Web, chances are you're using some version of either Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. […] But contrary to popular belief, they aren't the only games in town. While the two combatants offer great interfaces and features, there is something to be said for taking the road less traveled."
- "When exports are the only game in town, currency gyrations can be a killer."
- "Once myth and error are dissipated, these are the only games in town. The empirical approach is the only valid way of acquiring knowledge, and this becomes evident as soon as we free ourselves from the thraldom of a false metaphysics."
- "[…]the underlying message for Britons is relentless: raw capitalism is the only game in town, and you need to start working much harder."