one person at a time

Example Sentences

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One petition at a time, one person at a time.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

And it doesn’t promise a cure, merely that the hope of finding a common covenant, one person at a time, may have to be enough.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2024

Rather than focusing on traditional approaches to the crisis, which have not worked, both organizations try to solve the problem one person at a time by teaching teamwork and responsibility and providing a support network.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Instead, it requires office surgery centers where the procedures are performed to staff one physician per patient and prohibits surgeons from working on more than one person at a time.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

That was the day they found out that it really was impossible for more than one person at a time to get through the hole in the fence, no matter how hard they tried.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder