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little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
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But really, state by state, little by little, a lot of people are starting to say, this is the way millions of people are making money on their own terms and doing it in a way that really works for them.
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
After the solstice, daylight increases little by little, giving us more sunshine and even more motivation to leave the house again.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
That’s how things change, little by little.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Her sensitive, vulnerable performance anchors every scene, shifting little by little into a newfound maturity by the end.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
After the solstice, daylight increases little by little, giving us more sunshine and even more motivation to leave the house again.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
That’s how things change, little by little.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Her sensitive, vulnerable performance anchors every scene, shifting little by little into a newfound maturity by the end.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for little by little
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“Little by little.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20by%20little. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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