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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These antibodies were then tested one by one in mice poisoned by venom from each of the 19 species, allowing scientists to understand systematically the minimum number of components that would neutralize all the venoms.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
In the video, as buildings in the neighborhood begin to light up one by one, people can be heard cheering, screaming and clapping after the worst power outage in Spain and Portugal's history brought the countries to a standstill.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The dispatcher puts each event into a queue and processes them one by one.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025
But the real emotion comes back at the Conner home later that night, when their exits from the stage one by one had the actors breaking character — and breaking into tears.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
In the video, as buildings in the neighborhood begin to light up one by one, people can be heard cheering, screaming and clapping after the worst power outage in Spain and Portugal's history brought the countries to a standstill.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The dispatcher puts each event into a queue and processes them one by one.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025
But the real emotion comes back at the Conner home later that night, when their exits from the stage one by one had the actors breaking character — and breaking into tears.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 24 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 11 May. 2025.
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