one person at a time
Example Sentences
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One petition at a time, one person at a time.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
However, the guidance says where possible mixed-sex toilets or changing facilities should be provided, with lockable rooms intended to be used by one person at a time, in addition to single-sex facilities.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
And it doesn’t promise a cure, merely that the hope of finding a common covenant, one person at a time, may have to be enough.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
Rather than focusing on traditional approaches to the crisis, which have not worked, both organizations try to solve the problem one person at a time by teaching teamwork and responsibility and providing a support network.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
That was the day they found out that it really was impossible for more than one person at a time to get through the hole in the fence, no matter how hard they tried.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
