one by one

Example Sentences

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They are announced one by one, starting from the bottom of the scoreboard -- thereby stretching out the suspense until the very end.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

It describes a situation in which particles such as photons are so deeply linked that their properties cannot be fully understood one by one.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

I put it all into a spreadsheet, one by one, and then waited to see if there would be some kind of grand, larger message.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

HONOLULU—My roommates woke up, one by one, at sunrise last week, zipping open their suitcases and sleepily walking to the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In June, one by one, they silently released their grip.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis