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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It’s believed to be able to penetrate about 200 feet below the surface before exploding, and the bombs can be dropped one after another, drilling deeper and deeper with each successive blast. David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025 To destroy the site, an attack would have to come in waves, with bombers releasing one after another down the same hole. Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Overcoming the first son, the group continues their journey only to face down one after another, each with his own gimmick: The pirate son with his sea-creature half-men minions, for instance; a band of hunters with their own, even deadlier werewolf. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 During the questioning of Ventura about text messages, Combs wrote notes on orange sticky notes and passed one after another to his attorney sitting beside him. Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 15 May 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 Jul. 2025.

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