bits and pieces

plural noun

1

: small pieces

There were broken bits and pieces of glass all over the floor.

I finished the project in bits and pieces during my spare time.

2

: things or objects of different kinds

There are just a few bits and pieces of furniture in the office.

No one knows exactly what happened. All we have is a few bits and pieces of information so far.

Examples of bits and pieces in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was an actor with a marvelous, pliable face, not necessarily movie-star handsome but made up of bits and pieces of star quality: the cleft chin, the ready smile, the slightly doughy nose that somehow made his face look comically regal. —Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025

Parts of this story have been told before, in bits and pieces, in broader works about the Civil War or emancipation or the march itself. —Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025

One common tactic saboteurs use is to leak bits and pieces of insider information to distract, stir backlash and ultimately hamper the changes. —Troy Batterberry, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025

Hundreds of books have been written and documentaries produced, with bits and pieces of information emerging to this day. —Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for bits and pieces

• dentifrices
• frontispieces
• masterpieces
• caprices
• decreases
• eyepieces
• increases
• mouthpieces
• polices
• releases
• timepieces
• varices