as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
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Recent Examples of little by little
My approach is taking it little by little, never being too brave, and probably most importantly—knowing when to stop.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Unable to separate himself from this object that gives him visibility, Sandro begins to sell himself, and little by little becomes invisible.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
First, a long, difficult advance little by little, and then a collapse and rapid capture of one of the salients.
—John Feng, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
But the ghost eventually comes to intervene in the family’s life in odd ways and reveals, little by little, why it’s cooped up in the house.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Unable to separate himself from this object that gives him visibility, Sandro begins to sell himself, and little by little becomes invisible.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
First, a long, difficult advance little by little, and then a collapse and rapid capture of one of the salients.
—John Feng, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
But the ghost eventually comes to intervene in the family’s life in odd ways and reveals, little by little, why it’s cooped up in the house.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for little by little
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“Little by little.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20by%20little. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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