a little at a time
Example Sentences
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“Caregiving asks you to grieve a little at a time while still showing up every day,” says the 57-year-old, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, and runs a women’s wellness business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Did this material sink as it formed a little at a time, or all at once after the moon had fully solidified?
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
Bookies are sizing up their customers and making sure losses will be paid; bettors are similarly wary, worrying that the bookmaker won’t make good on winnings or “slow pay” a little at a time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
The truth of the letters came out a little at a time: First, there was the realization that they weren’t in Italian.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 8, 2023
We press on, and I squeeze the gel into my mouth a little at a time as I run.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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