single file
Example Sentences
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At one point, visitors were prompted to walk in a single file line past two Secret Service officers holding rifles.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
They walked in single file, many of them barefoot, carrying flowers, handing out bracelets and picking up new followers along the way.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 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
Their flashlights swung left to right as around a dozen men walked single file across the hilltop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
The mourners followed in single file to keep witches from following them.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
