How to Use one by one in a Sentence
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The doubts that surrounded this team have slunk away, one by one, replaced by reasons for optimism.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
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Spiro has already instantly sold out a North American tour this fall based largely on the strength of that tune, along with some other keepers that have dribbled out, one by one, in the interim.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 July 2026
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Neural pathways controlling core bodily functions — feeling in the limbs, movement and breathing — were collapsing one by one, like circuit breakers tripping in rapid succession.
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Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
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Their conversations with the county’s top law enforcement officer were all recorded on cameras in the office, and those videos were played for the jury one by one over the course of an hour Thursday afternoon.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
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Sonnenfeld’s diagnosis is the most granular, naming specific institutions and explaining their paralysis one by one.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
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