by step

idiom

: in a series of steps
The melody moves upward by step from D to C.

Examples of by step in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Following welcome remarks from the NYCB's executive director, Kathy Brown, guests watched as the young dancers worked step by step through the acts. Ian Malone, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024 Now comes the process of pursuing that grand goal, step by step. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2024 In the first step, the method allows a straight line in any triangle to bend into a parabola, and then, step by step, lines transition into ever more complex curves. Manil Suri, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 Deep networks essentially generate a single model of the world, processing data step by step from simple features to complex objects, Numenta researchers have argued. IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for by step 

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“By step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20step. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.

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