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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Make a list of your favorite movies and tick them off the list one by one.
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Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
This means designers can attack the root cause once, fixing problems for hundreds of checks at a time instead of tediously resolving them one by one.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Uncrumpling a dollar bill, feeding it into a pull tab machine then tearing back the strips, one by one, to reveal a possible win.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The judges — who are joined this week by two-time Mirrorball Champion Cheryl Burke — will tap out couples from the marathon one by one.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
This means designers can attack the root cause once, fixing problems for hundreds of checks at a time instead of tediously resolving them one by one.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Uncrumpling a dollar bill, feeding it into a pull tab machine then tearing back the strips, one by one, to reveal a possible win.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The judges — who are joined this week by two-time Mirrorball Champion Cheryl Burke — will tap out couples from the marathon one by one.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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