Examples of only fair in a Sentence
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The only fair outcome in Tolland’s case, Nuccio said, was for the state to forgive the town’s debt.
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024
Ironically, the only fair thing about this unfairness is that an annual adjustment is made.
—Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
Denholm, meanwhile, is arguing the restoration of Musk’s deep-in-the-money call options on 304 million shares is only fair.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Their leader started walking toward Preston, the only fair official present that day.
—Gillian Bagwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
Alexandra has been all about the beachy content lately, and that's only fair because her summer seems like it's been pretty epic.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
This way of thinking about intellectual property seems only fair when the author’s brain creates a story out of nothing, as God created the universe.
—Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 22 July 2022
That's only fair: When the First Step Act passed, a lot of people in custody began working hard for Time Credits.
—Michael Cohen, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
Perhaps a bit of self-deconstruction is only fair, considering how meticulously The Afterparty picks apart other genres to put them back together.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2022
Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024
Ironically, the only fair thing about this unfairness is that an annual adjustment is made.
—Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
Denholm, meanwhile, is arguing the restoration of Musk’s deep-in-the-money call options on 304 million shares is only fair.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Their leader started walking toward Preston, the only fair official present that day.
—Gillian Bagwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
Alexandra has been all about the beachy content lately, and that's only fair because her summer seems like it's been pretty epic.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
This way of thinking about intellectual property seems only fair when the author’s brain creates a story out of nothing, as God created the universe.
—Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 22 July 2022
That's only fair: When the First Step Act passed, a lot of people in custody began working hard for Time Credits.
—Michael Cohen, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
Perhaps a bit of self-deconstruction is only fair, considering how meticulously The Afterparty picks apart other genres to put them back together.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2022
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“Only fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20fair. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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