piece by piece

adverb

: by degrees : piecemeal

Examples of piece by piece in a Sentence

worked out the solution piece by piece
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Note, too, the gold mosaic frieze designed by artist Walter Crane, and shipped over piece by piece from Venice. Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025 Build your content machine piece by piece until the system runs smoothly on autopilot. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 The Couture Pattern Museum is believed to be the only institution dedicated solely to patterns and digitizing them piece by piece. Booth Moore, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025 And the little house — Stan Ivar, who played John Carter, disassembled it piece by piece and has had it in storage forever. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for piece by piece

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 4 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

piece by piece

adverb
: a little at a time
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