How to Use at a time in a Sentence

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• Gently pour eggs, one at a time, into the center of whirlpool.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
• Pairings are served one at a time followed by group discussion of each tasting.
  — Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
• As a unilateral exercise, the pistol squat works one side of your body at a time.
  — Megan Falk, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
• The authors found that fatalities often occur one or two at a time from distant storms hundreds of miles offshore.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
• The massive mammals come up to breathe for only a few minutes at a time between dives to avoid becoming the meal of a hungry shark or orca.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
• The engineers were interviewed, one at a time, in a high rise that has been built but not built out—a whole floor behind the speaker, vacant but for pillars.
  — Karl Vick, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
• The chief executive of the largest U.S. bank makes his comments at a time when investors are turning their attention to signs of slowing growth.
  — Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
• And understand, this comes at a time where the people of our country actually need a leader who engages in solutions, who actually addresses the problems at hand.
  — Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
• Jules’ question goes unanswered, Mary Pat is the kind of person who lives only in the moment these days, a cigarette and a beer at a time, maybe a plate of pot roast down at the bar, but other than that?
  — Tod Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
• Unprotected health data may affect one’s access to reproductive health care at a time when that access is increasingly being restricted.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 25 Apr. 2023
• Unprotected health data may affect one’s access to reproductive health care at a time when that access is increasingly being restricted.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 25 Apr. 2023
• Before streaming, acts generally promoted one single at a time on radio, while also working the physical-only marketplace.
  — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024
• Wednesday’s slide occurred at a time when avalanche forecasters in the region are also cautioning backcountry skiers and snowboarders about the potential for warming weather to increase avalanche risk.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
• Sam Mendes is bringing the Fab Four to the big screen — one note at a time.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• Aim to never remove more than one-third of the leaf mass at a time.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
• Wellness is a journey of small steps, one step at a time.
  — Catherine Gaugh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2023
• The piece is microwave and dishwasher safe and has room to serve 12 eggs at a time.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
• One step at a time, and just concentrate on where your feet are.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
• The focus was just on making pitches and one out at a time.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2023
• Over an afternoon, 36 bulls are released, one at a time, to tear through the crowds of men.
  — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
• Trying not to think about that and doing a good job of taking it one day at a time.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
• Blend until smooth, then slowly bled in the butter one slice at a time.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
• The rest of the players take turns asking one question at a time, trying to guess the answer.
  — Alex Vance, Parents, 24 July 2024
• If the dough is crumbly, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
• The Standard plan lets users stream in more than one place at a time, but that comes at a premium of more than 50%.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 19 July 2023
• This was of course the opposite of Amazon Prime, which has trained us to buy one-off products at a time.
  — WIRED, 22 June 2023
• The League's kickoff is set for Aug. 7 at Crisis Brewery, at a time to be announced.
  — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2024
• While the months and years may seem to fly, life actually proceeds one day at a time.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024
• Finding out where a gun came from is like moving backwards one link at a time.
  — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2024
• The day care had a capacity of eight children and could take care of up to four infants at a time.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024