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 had all of the symptoms, they came one after the other," said Ashleigh.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
He remembers some tragic examples: families who lost several children, one after the other, to the same genetic disorder.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
When they were not looking, he took the rod up a notch, then yelled, “One more time: set, go!” and they jumped over it, one after the other.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
