one after the other

Example Sentences

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Wowed but not fooled, for everyone understood what was happening inside Muybridge’s machine: Still photos were displayed one after the other.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

You are not “cleaning the fridge” so much as moving through a series of small, highly achievable acts, one after the other, until—almost incidentally—the fridge is clean.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

She looked up to see orange terracotta tiles sailing down, one after the other, from the roof of a 1920s Spanish Revival home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

"I think you're going to see historic deals one after the other."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

He began opening other websites, one after the other, whether they were for businesses in Illinois or not.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix