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Examples of piece by piece in a Sentence
worked out the solution piece by piece
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Six months after the hurricane, Williams is rebuilding The Last Bar Before the Jungle piece by piece, searing spiny lobsters on a stovetop surrounded by power tools.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
Then, set a timer and clean each section, piece by piece, giving your fridge at least 20 minutes to return to temperature in between.
—Ali Slagle, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Between September and November 2024, a team of 14 divers carefully brought the wooden shipwreck to the surface, piece by piece.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1530, in the meaning defined above
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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 1 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
piece by piece
adverb
: a little at a time
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