How to Use at a time in a Sentence

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  • 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
  • Fry tortillas, one at a time, turning once, until golden brown, about 1 minute.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 2 May 2023
  • New Dungeness requires four adult keepers at a time but allows eight in total.
    — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
  • In most cases, roaches probably don’t spend half an hour at a time crawling through pesticides.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Her sharp blue gaze and determination to do what was right at a time when others looked the other way sets the series’ tone from the pilot through the finale.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Now, at a time when many of his draft-day peers are well into retirement, Curry is doing the unfathomable: getting better.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2023
  • This movement is commonly held 20–30 seconds at a time in a beginner routine.
    — Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
  • And this happened at a time where, at least physically, the Australian lineage remained largely unchanged.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But most of that spending took place at a time when businesses were shut down due to restrictions put in place largely by cities and states yet encouraged by the federal government.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Instead, authorities will have to return to decades-old protocols at a time of unprecedented mass migration in the Western hemisphere.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • There’s also an automatic timer that keeps the lights on for 16 hours at a time before turning off for eight hours, mimicking sunrise and sunset to help promote the plants’ natural growth rhythms.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 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
  • 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
  • Then Covid hit, and a whole generation of kids were stuck inside for months at a time.
    — Amit Katwala, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Only one person at a time will be able to use the pod, even if people wish to share with partners or kids.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 10 May 2023
  • The artists, who draw furiously for up to eight hours at a time, produce around 1,300 nudes over the weekend.
    — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 24 May 2024

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