single file

NOUN

single line

Synonyms

STRONGEST

queue

WEAK

Indian file chain column line

Example Sentences

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One by one, cattle fall behind him single file to consume a breakfast of ground corn and hay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

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

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

Compared to cells moving in a single file, clusters were much slower.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

Ships started to stretch, single file, as far across the sea as we could see.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

We marched single file into our yard, where Papi stacked floorboards.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago