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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At the final whistle, a goal by Akpom having sealed a 2-0 win for the away side, Bentaleb’s team-mates and members of the Lille coaching staff flocked towards him one by one.
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
But universities are not starfish, flopping about helplessly on a beach while a cruel child slices off their arms one by one.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
CPAs can also walk clients through itemizing deductions or deducting individual expenses and losses one by one from total income.
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Add more napkin flowers, one by one, and brush the top of each with glue.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
But universities are not starfish, flopping about helplessly on a beach while a cruel child slices off their arms one by one.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
CPAs can also walk clients through itemizing deductions or deducting individual expenses and losses one by one from total income.
—Bree Manay, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Add more napkin flowers, one by one, and brush the top of each with glue.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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