letter by letter
Example Sentences
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The RNA polymerases move along these strands and copy the stored information letter by letter.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023
One morning, before he roused Mr. Kugler with cake and coffee, he spelled out “Will you marry me?” letter by letter on individual Post-its and stuck each to a mirror.
From New York Times • May 6, 2022
It’s a blink of an eye, letter by letter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021
The user would rotate a dial, letter by letter, and thrust down the crank.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2020
The complicated machinery inside my automaton can produce one hundred and fifty-eight different pictures, and it can write, letter by letter, an entire book, twenty-six thousand one hundred and fifty-nine words.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
