inch by inch
Example Sentences
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Instead, firefighters and public works employees were covering the site inch by inch with soil dredged from a nearby site.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Other characters participate in the recreation rebuilding the space inch by inch.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025
“Our lands were acquired inch by inch with blood and sweat,” said 26-year-old resident Setrag Balian.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023
You could vacuum it, shampoo it, run a comb through it or get on your hands and knees and scrub it with a sponge inch by inch, and it would never look anything but ragged.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022
I stood paralyzed with fear and willed myself to raise the sword inch by inch above my head as Mom kept her eyes locked on the hunter’s eyes.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
