one right after the other
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: very close together in time
The storms came one right after the other.
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In the last few minutes of an eerie, unsettling, and increasingly ominous Episode 4, two shocking developments roll out one right after the other.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
The Moon in go-getter Aries is making not one, not two, but four supportive sextiles — one right after the other.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
This step alone demands many additional Starship flights, one right after the other, to supply the spacecraft with fuel.
—Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024
Sometimes, entire bottles are poured down drains, one right after the other, and create a sort of artistic appearance before they get scrubbed and flushed or rinsed away.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2023
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
The Moon in go-getter Aries is making not one, not two, but four supportive sextiles — one right after the other.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
This step alone demands many additional Starship flights, one right after the other, to supply the spacecraft with fuel.
—Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024
Sometimes, entire bottles are poured down drains, one right after the other, and create a sort of artistic appearance before they get scrubbed and flushed or rinsed away.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for one right after the other
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“One right after the other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20right%20after%20the%20other. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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