one after the other
Example Sentences
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The air was almost unbreathable in the forest on Monday morning, as fire trucks drove in one after the other seeking to bring the blaze under control.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Wowed but not fooled, for everyone understood what was happening inside Muybridge’s machine: Still photos were displayed one after the other.
From Slate ● May 25, 2026
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
But after their final stops, which they made one after the other with 17 and 16 laps to go, Piastri began to close in again.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
People go there on the train, in buses, or in cars with picnic baskets; sometimes they stay all weekend and see three or four Shakespeare plays, one after the other.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
