the one and only

noun

—used before the name of a famous person to say that there is no one else like that person

the one and only Elvis Presley

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Yet, none of that seemed to matter all that much because, really, the best course for enjoying the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show was to keep 100 percent focus on Kendrick Lamar. OK, maybe more like 95 percent — since the guest appearance by the one and only SZA was also pretty special. —

Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025 The first hour ended on a high note, too, with Taylor Swift taking the stage to present best country album to the one and only Beyoncé. —

Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025 Ruled by Uranus in modern astrology and Saturn in traditional astrology, Aquarius is the one and only fixed air sign. —

Colin Bedell, Them, 16 Jan. 2025 The family even got a visit from the one and only Saint Nick. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the one and only

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