one after the other
Example Sentences
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You are not “cleaning the fridge” so much as moving through a series of small, highly achievable acts, one after the other, until—almost incidentally—the fridge is clean.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
"She had all of the symptoms, they came one after the other," said Ashleigh.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
"It was a range of calamitous events, one after the other," he said.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
She looked up to see orange terracotta tiles sailing down, one after the other, from the roof of a 1920s Spanish Revival home.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
The lights in the building began to blink back on one after the other.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
