piece by piece

adverb

: by degrees : piecemeal

Examples of piece by piece in a Sentence

worked out the solution piece by piece
Recent Examples on the Web But Gallagher has also evolved the format into something closer to the videos that music producer Warren Huart makes about how engineers and producers craft iconic tracks, going instrument by instrument, piece by piece. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2024 Lithuania, for example, is dismantling a thermal power plant to ship it piece by piece to Ukraine for rebuilding there. Raf Casert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 The trend will probably persist: Younger people are significantly more likely than older ones to report skipping meals, choosing instead to cobble together a day’s worth of sustenance piece by piece, away from the table. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024 Related Articles Key Bridge jigsaw puzzle connects memories piece by piece Roughly 4,000 vessels transited under the Key Bridge annually, the 2002 study noted, and the Key Bridge did have four dolphins, meant to protect the span’s piers. Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for piece by piece 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

piece by piece

adverb
: a little at a time
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