one by one

phrase

: 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.

Examples of one by one in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Judged one by one, in other words, Judd’s architectural corpus can look inconsistent. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

After four stalemated bargaining meetings on February 11, 2023, the Buena Park union went on strike, slipping out one by one before the second show of the day. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Beanie took them in her mouth and carried them one by one up the ramp to where Lyndon Johnson crouched in a tunnel. — Madeline Ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

According to a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the doctors gave the man a topical treatment to numb his eyes and then began plucking out the worms one by one with fine forceps. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for one by one

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun