one after another

phrase

1

: in a continuing series

The buses kept arriving, one after another.

One person after another walked out of the concert.

2

: each one in a continuing series

One after another of her friends got married and moved away.

Examples of one after another in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Germany is failing because it is being overrun by migrants, one after another says. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Then, Clancy methodically killed the kids one after another and then attempted suicide by throwing herself out of her second-story bedroom window, prosecutors said. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Seeing one in the wild was a treat, but seeing one after another pour into Stricker Auto Parts in Batavia, Ohio, was really something. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

Chicago police are warning of at least nine parked cars that were smashed into — seemingly one after another during the overnight hours. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for one after another

• brother
• mother
• nother
• other
• smother
• souther
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother