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VocabJLPT N1

one after another

AdverbTo-Adverb

Definitions

1. successively
2. one after another

This adverb describes things happening one after another in a continuous stream, conveying a sense of things arriving or occurring in rapid succession. It is often used to describe a crowd gathering or news reports coming in one after another.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Reactions to her post kept coming in one after another — the notifications wouldn't stop.

Sentence 2

Honestly, having more requests pile up one after another in this situation is rough!

Sentence 3

I opened the fridge and found expired item after expired item — totally deflating.

Sentence 4

In the morning kitchen, family members trickled in one by one.

Sentence 5

Once I saved us seats, friends started showing up one after another.