single file
noun
: a row of persons, animals, or things arranged one behind the other
single file
adverb
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Surf’s chat can then query anywhere from a single file to an entire context all at once.
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David Pierce, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Soon Coach Conradt came in with the team parading single file after her.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
Getting to the top of the hill had taken about an hour on horseback, and, with the exception of a philosopher from U.C.L.A., who spent the ride explaining black holes to a ranch hand, most of the riders had trotted quietly in single file.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
On foot, our group approached the entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage site, edging along in single file.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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David Pierce, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Soon Coach Conradt came in with the team parading single file after her.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
Getting to the top of the hill had taken about an hour on horseback, and, with the exception of a philosopher from U.C.L.A., who spent the ride explaining black holes to a ranch hand, most of the riders had trotted quietly in single file.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
On foot, our group approached the entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage site, edging along in single file.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Single file.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20file. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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