a little at a time
Example Sentences
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“Caregiving asks you to grieve a little at a time while still showing up every day,” says the 57-year-old, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, and runs a women’s wellness business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
The shoulders will have to be filled in slowly, a little at a time on each side, said Vargas.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
Did this material sink as it formed a little at a time, or all at once after the moon had fully solidified?
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
The truth of the letters came out a little at a time: First, there was the realization that they weren’t in Italian.
From Scientific American • Feb. 8, 2023
Got the wind knocked all the way out and it takes awhile to get it back, a little at a time.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
