single file
noun
: a row of persons, animals, or things arranged one behind the other
single file
adverb
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After a brief informational video and the distribution of binoculars, everyone set off single file for the bird blind.
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Erinn Springer, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Cypress trees marching in single file up the side of a hill.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
The pilgrims proceed single file past the boy, who has been dead now for many years.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.
—Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
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Erinn Springer, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Cypress trees marching in single file up the side of a hill.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
The pilgrims proceed single file past the boy, who has been dead now for many years.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.
—Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for single file
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“Single file.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20file. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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