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
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
Now only one person at a time is allowed to climb the ladder to the top.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022
If he ever wrote a book, he thought, he would present one person at a time, so that the reader wouldn’t have to worry about memorizing a lot of names.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
