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Examples of piece by piece in a Sentence
worked out the solution piece by piece
Recent Examples on the Web
Once finished, the lettuce is placed piece by piece in a mound on a long plate.
—Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Working when the weather allows, crane operators assemble the turbines, piece by piece.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
The firm created the Town of Scotia Company in order to sell off the properties, piece by piece.
—Michael Waters, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2024
Kelly Clarkson is breaking down her weight loss journey piece by piece.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
Casteel also shares a step-by-step tutorial on how to deep clean a Stanley Quencher piece by piece.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
The aircraft was first floated to a position adjacent to the runway before being lifted, piece by piece, up and out of the water.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2023
By situating stars in time and place, astronomers can retrace history and infer how the Milky Way was built, piece by piece, over billions of years.
—WIRED, 12 Nov. 2023
And so Thomas had to do extensive research to uncover what this world looked like and put it together piece by piece.
—Anhar Karim, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1530, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of piece by piece was
circa 1530
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“Piece by piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20by%20piece. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
piece by piece
adverb
: a little at a time
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