by step

idiom

: in a series of steps
The melody moves upward by step from D to C.

Examples of by step in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Step by step, Tschorn provides advice to any smoker looking to start a garden of their own. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 Step by step, social norms and the rules of family life are suspended. Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 May 2024 Former Trump lawyer testifies in hush money trial Michael Cohen took a Manhattan jury step by step through Donald Trump's efforts to buy the silence of adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the waning weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 Step by step, or song by song, the members — Gun-il, 25, Jungsu, 22, Gaon, 22, O.de, 21, Jun Han, 21, and Jooyeon, 21 — encoded their messages in the group’s first full-length album, Troubleshooting, composed of 10 energy-driving tracks. Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 In between, the story of the Wide Awakes of 1860 helps explain how politics can evolve, step by step, into violence. Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024 Each bottle is numbered by step as a visual application guide. Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024 And not only trip by trip but flight by flight, almost step by step, a lifetime’s incremental changes made flesh, time-lapsed. Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024 Elordi slides down the stairs on his side, crawls down the steps, and at one point, scoots down the small flight of stairs step by step. USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024

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“By step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20step. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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