one after the other

Example Sentences

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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

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

"I think you're going to see historic deals one after the other."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

Why should she feel crippled with so much fear that she had to force her feet to keep on walking, one after the other, one after the other?

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler