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little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
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The point of racially conscious practices of any kind shouldn’t be to hit particular numerical targets, but to improve, little by little, the institutions in a wealthy and powerful democracy that has not yet escaped the present effects of a deeply racist past.
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Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
The birth at the San Diego Zoo is just one deer — but little by little, a little becomes a lot.
—Ryan Brennan
april 24, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Consequently, in the 1980s, the ideas and ideals embodied in the New World Information and Communication Order debates and the MacBride Report were little by little stowed away as free market and globalization became the key words in a new digital communication era.
—Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Add heat little by little and the slow burn results in a tender piece of meat without the mess of frying oil.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
The birth at the San Diego Zoo is just one deer — but little by little, a little becomes a lot.
—Ryan Brennan
april 24, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Consequently, in the 1980s, the ideas and ideals embodied in the New World Information and Communication Order debates and the MacBride Report were little by little stowed away as free market and globalization became the key words in a new digital communication era.
—Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Add heat little by little and the slow burn results in a tender piece of meat without the mess of frying oil.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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 13 May. 2026.
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