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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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Soon, his entire team is killed off one by one, leaving Hunt as the only survivor.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 24 May 2025
In a classic horror premise (a school dance in the ’80s, no less), a killer is picking off Shadyside High’s prom-queen candidates one by one.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Instead, they’re forced to fight for their lives against an invisible monster that starts killing them one by one.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for one by one
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“One by one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20by%20one. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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