one by one

phrase

: separately in a series : one at a time : first one and then another one, etc.

I solved the problems one by one.

The performers took the stage one by one.

Examples of one by one in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Having escaped just in time, Ellen comes up with a plan to pick off the captors one by one, ending with MacKinney himself. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

On Wednesday of that first week, one by one, the team’s 12 newcomers took to a makeshift stage for their initiation songs. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Police cleared the event, held upstairs at the strip mall, and removed more than 100 attendees one by one, according to OnScene Media. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Trump’s Justice Department has been reviewing the pending cases one by one before seeking dismissal. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for one by one

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun