one after another
idiom
1
: in a continuing series
The buses kept arriving, one after another.
One person after another walked out of the concert.
2
: each one in a continuing series
One after another of her friends got married and moved away.
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The slow-moving front might stall, allowing thunderstorms to persist over the same area, one after another, much like train cars moving down a track.
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Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
President Trump has indulged one after another after another.
—ABC News, 13 July 2025
Three elk walked past the crosshairs, one after another, but there was no sign of antlers.
—Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
There had never been another teller of tales; only the days, one after another after another after another.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
President Trump has indulged one after another after another.
—ABC News, 13 July 2025
Three elk walked past the crosshairs, one after another, but there was no sign of antlers.
—Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
There had never been another teller of tales; only the days, one after another after another after another.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one after another
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“One after another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20after%20another. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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