the only game in town
noun phrase
: the only available, desirable, or valuable thing
For serious home cooks, this stove is the only game in town.
Our company is no longer the only game in town. We now have serious competition.
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Microsoft is no longer the only game in town in generative AI.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
As far as the only game in town goes, the Roam 2 still brings a pretty great one.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 20 July 2024
But here’s the problem: Eli Lilly isn’t the only game in town.
—Howard Yu, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Nvidia is still the only game in town for companies spending hundreds of billions in the AI arms race—and both the firm’s customers and investors are well aware of that.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
As far as the only game in town goes, the Roam 2 still brings a pretty great one.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 20 July 2024
But here’s the problem: Eli Lilly isn’t the only game in town.
—Howard Yu, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Nvidia is still the only game in town for companies spending hundreds of billions in the AI arms race—and both the firm’s customers and investors are well aware of that.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for the only game in town
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“The only game in town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20only%20game%20in%20town. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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