piece together

phrasal verb

pieced together; piecing together; pieces together

: to make (something) by bringing together various parts or pieces

She pieced the quilt together from scraps of old cloth.

: to bring together (various parts or pieces) to form one complete thing

The police had to piece together reports from several witnesses to get an accurate account of what happened.

Examples of piece together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mitchell pieces together bits of her great aunt’s life from childhood visits and insight gleaned from letters, postcards, photos, travel diaries, and fragments of memory. —Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024

The author has pieced together this tale from snippets in the public record—newspaper clippings, various announcements, and the fading recollections of descendants. —Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024

Trying to piece together the puzzle, Grace is drawn into her friend’s world, including Christina’s impassioned battle to protect her beloved island from a ruthless developer. —Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2024

In a new study published Thursday in the journal Science, researchers pieced together the chemical identity of the asteroid that fueled the planet’s fifth mass extinction event. —Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024