little by little
Example Sentences
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“The enthusiasm of the people is reaching all of us; little by little, that excitement has taken hold of us. That’s why I’m here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
The reason this works is that you do the saving part, little by little, and then the magic of compounding interest does the rest.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
It calls it a capital investment, and deducts it from earnings little by little.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Like the rich man who lost his money, it happened to me little by little then all at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Probe for the invisible cracks through which one might fall out of the white glass ball, and fall, and fall, and fall....An unrelaxable tension little by little took hold of all my muscles.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
