step-by-step
Example Sentences
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"We will acclimatise them step by step, so that they do not experience too much stress," he added.
From BBC
When placed at an injury site, the remaining cartilage structure can act like a blueprint that helps the body rebuild damaged bone step by step.
From Science Daily
Rather than completing division in a single cycle, the cell achieves it step by step through alternating physical states of the cytoplasm.
From Science Daily
Forgoing his translator, Murakami said that while certain factions of Japanese society still don’t approve of his practice, “step by step, the younger generation is understanding.”
From Los Angeles Times
For the last 108 days - a sacred number in Buddhism representing spiritual completion - the group has walked this same single-file line step by step.
From BBC
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