single file
Example Sentences
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Many workers walked hurriedly in a single file along the main road that connects Quartier-Morin with Cap-Haitien, the city where events to honor Moïse were scheduled to start Thursday ahead of Friday’s funeral.
From Seattle Times
Their usual rate of travel is a 5 mph lope, in single file in a straight line, over the easiest terrain available: trail, road, coastline, frozen rivers, rocky ridges.
From Seattle Times
Mr. Johnson and the leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer, said nothing to each other as they walked, single file and masked, to the House of Lords.
From New York Times
Detained by Mexican immigration officers, they were brought to a shelter for unaccompanied minors in Ciudad Juárez, marched in single file and lined up against a wall for processing.
From New York Times
“If you experience that situation, to try and go single file to alleviate some of the dust and some of the visibility issues, that’s why we made that move.”
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
