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

Argentina's road to New York has been paved with improbable wins, one after another. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026

The weather service had issued flash-flood warnings for the area as thunderstorms piled up one after another. — Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

The castles burnt out one after another amid the joyous cries of the multitude. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

In the auditorium, the Fiorella families spoke one after another. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for one after another

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