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Meanings of one by one in English

Portuguese
em separado
Spanish
de forma individual

Apart from others.

em separado
Portuguese
um a um
Spanish
uno a uno

In single file.

um a um
Spanish
uno a uno

One piece at a time.

uno a uno
Synonyms
Examples for "by the piece"
Examples for "by the piece"
1
She was stitching vamps by the piece, and earning a considerable amount.
The Portion of Labor
2
Buy by the piece and you will not regret it, I assure you.
Armenian Literature: Comprising Poetry, Drama, Folk-lore and Cla...
3
For this, they were paid by the piece, rather than by the hour.
Reuters
4
Invention must not be so degraded, but paid by the piece.
Put Yourself in His Place
5
Every little saving of time counts when you are workin' by the piece.
The Portion of Labor
Usage of one by one in English
1
Lexi checked off the points on Christian's wish list one by one.
Mistress of the game
2
Her ghosts slipped one by one into the grave of the past.
Christian's Mistake
3
Still, they did great damage as they were dispatched one by one.
The adventures of button
4
Does she set them free in a flock, or one by one?
The new yorker
5
The moments ticked slowly away one by one, audible in the silence.
Under Two Flags
6
In the morning, one by one, the people awoke and got up.
The Land of the Long Night
7
The faucets are dry and cities are losing power, one by one.
Eve
8
The other prisoners were taken out, one by one, for their hearings.
The monster of florence
9
The room quieted as one by one the occupants looked her way.
The Child Thief
10
The students took up a position one by one, behind the timpani.
The new yorker
11
We could go systematically down the list, paying visits one by one.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
12
Behind him, the lights in the house went out, one by one.
Nobody's Man
13
Less so these days, as the stations dropped away, one by one.
Armageddon's Children
14
The sky had darkened; one by one the stars were coming out.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
15
I see them so clearly I can count them one by one.
Who killed palomino molero?
16
Silence crossed the floor and turned out the lamps one by one.
Three John Silence Stories