inch by inch

1. see by inches.

Example Sentences

But inch by inch, we dragged it over to the ship.

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Inch by inch he restored Colombian territory.

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After each hole is drilled, a crane slowly lifts a 70-foot-long wire straw called a rebar cage and, inch by inch, lowers it into the hole.

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To drag this out so that Russia can take more land, inch by inch?

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"We had some difficult scenes to do, and inch by inch, slowly slowly, bit by bit we built up this very complex relationship, to say the least."

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Related Words

• constantly 
• continuously 
• deliberately 
• gently 
• increasingly 
• moderately 
• progressively 
• regularly 
• steadily