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

Archaeologists have pieced together this likely scene based on weapons, preserved human waste and the remains of a small fire discovered over the past several years in a West Texas cave. —Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025

Held in harsh conditions Relatives must piece together scraps of information about prison conditions. —Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025

What's known about the cuts made so far to the institute was pieced together by employees affected by the layoffs and the union that represents them. —Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025

Researchers are still piecing together exactly how trees coordinate this behavior. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for piece together

• aether
• gether
• heather
• leather
• nether
• tether
• weather
• wether
• whether
• altogether