one by one
Example Sentences
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At dawn on the rooftop, alarms of the few cell phones that still have battery wake the neighbors one by one.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Later that day, they said, guards searched each cell one by one, seizing almost all personal items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Rather than analyzing genes one by one, this technique identifies groups of genes whose behavior changes together, providing a broader picture of how immune cells respond to ultrasound treatment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Enyo and the others, who didn't find partners, file out one by one.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Sick with regret, Macklin took his dogs one by one from harness.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
