Similar words: only, only too, if only, commonly, only that, only child, proton, duotone. Meaning: adv. not merely (used to introduce the first phrase of a correlative construction and usually followed by `but' or `but also').
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271. Not only did he know their ways and problems but was committed to their advancement.
272. Not only had David Anthony been her grandfather's name, but the name he had given his adopted son.
273. Not only have UFOs nothing to do with ley lines, they have nothing to do with ancient monuments or geology.
274. Before motoring became firmly established, the brigade was not only the district's guardian but also one of its greatest attractions.
275. She understood him perfectly: he believed in her not only as a woman, but as an artist.
276. Starling was not only posted on art, he had read books.
277. Not only sociology and cultural anthropology but even a field like literary criticism increasingly becomes infested with the jargon of empirical addiction.
278. Not only that, she administered artificial respiration and brought you round, and then came here to get help.
279. People who only learn phonic reading methods must not only be systematically taught to spell but given help in comprehension.
280. Playing Desert Storm on my Sega console had not only eroded my morals,(sentencedict.com/not only.html) it had disturbed my beauty sleep.
281. A specially developed Outward Bound course has also proved to be not only popular amongst staff, but most beneficial.
282. Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him. Gordon B. Hinckley 
283. Youth enters the world with very happy prejudices in her own favor. She imagines herself not only certain of accomplishing every adventure, but of obtaining those rewards which the accomplishment may deserve. She is not easily persuaded to believe that the force of merit can be resisted by obstinacy and avarice, or its luster darkened by envy and malignity. Samuel Johnson
284. There are many who live life in fear, without taking risks. They don't take chances. Alas! Not only are they missing chances, they are missing life itself! RVM
285. The little green cushions and incrustations occur not only in association with trees and rocks.
286. Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something. Henry David Thoreau
287. And bad basketball without drama and suspense is not only beyond embarrassing, but even worse, beyond boring.
288. This was not only humiliating but also very awkward for Baldwin.
289. The average human being learns, under proper conditions[sentencedict.com], not only to accept but to seek responsibility.
290. Not only do we test for accuracy in training, but we may wish to test for noise and many other parameters.
291. Not only do girls generally do better with language, reading, and writing; they are also socially more adept.
292. Such attitudes not only displace others from paid employment but also lead to family breakdown.
More similar words: only, only too, if only, commonly, only that, only child, proton, duotone, monotone, monotonously, monotonous, online, common law, moonlight, motionless, mainly, openly, thinly, slovenly, solemnly, ungainly, suddenly, certainly, stubbornly, certainly not, photo, motor, in toto, go to bed, a lot of.