one after another
idiom
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.
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Carried along like parts on an assembly line, these continental slivers crashed into it, one after another.
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Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
Southern states were already passing resolutions of secession one after another, with South Carolina taking the lead.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Few corners of higher education have been untouched, as schools ranging from prestigious private universities, large public research institutions and tiny liberal arts colleges discover status terminations one after another among their students.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Timothée Chalamet has talked in the recent past about the humiliation of preparing awards show speeches, only to have to rip up one after another.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
Southern states were already passing resolutions of secession one after another, with South Carolina taking the lead.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Few corners of higher education have been untouched, as schools ranging from prestigious private universities, large public research institutions and tiny liberal arts colleges discover status terminations one after another among their students.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Timothée Chalamet has talked in the recent past about the humiliation of preparing awards show speeches, only to have to rip up one after another.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one after another
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“One after another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20after%20another. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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