one by one
idiom
: separately in a series : one at a time : first one and then another one, etc.
I solved the problems one by one.
The performers took the stage one by one.
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They have been placed one by one atop dressmaker pins, piercing the appendage all over.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
At the beginning of the season, host Alan Cumming picks the Traitors that will pit the Faithful against each other by murdering them one by one while trying to remain undercover.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2026
Continue to run the mixer on low speed and slowly add your eggs one by one.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Agitators were seen lined up on their knees, as police led them one by one to a bus for transport to jail.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
At the beginning of the season, host Alan Cumming picks the Traitors that will pit the Faithful against each other by murdering them one by one while trying to remain undercover.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2026
Continue to run the mixer on low speed and slowly add your eggs one by one.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Agitators were seen lined up on their knees, as police led them one by one to a bus for transport to jail.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“One by one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20by%20one. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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