Definitions

single file

NOUN

single line

Synonyms

STRONGEST

queue

WEAK

Indian file chain column line

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of people trudged up the steep switchbacks in single file.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

"In the end, everything worked out. Everyone went down in a single file, everyone helping, and we managed to finish the trail, see the sunrise, and experience that adrenaline rush," Nobre told the paper.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

When the race began at 4, two hours before sunrise, we scurried off into the woods in tight single file.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Drone footage from the weekend showed long lines of men and boys standing or walking in single file.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

We walked through the forest single file, a long, long line of children broken here and there by the figure of an adult.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau