inch by inch
Example Sentences
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Instead, firefighters and public works employees were covering the site inch by inch with soil dredged from a nearby site.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Other characters participate in the recreation rebuilding the space inch by inch.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025
“Our lands were acquired inch by inch with blood and sweat,” said 26-year-old resident Setrag Balian.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023
That barrier, too, was knocked down — or more like slow-mo toppled, inch by inch.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2023
In places Jon had to put his back to the cold stone and shuffle along sideways like a crab, inch by inch.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
