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

Television How ‘Shiny Happy People’ pieces together the most damning exposé of the Duggars yet June 2, 2023 Jill and Derick’s vulnerability inspired others to share their experiences with child loss and grief. —Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024

Don't feel like piecing together a system from parts yourself? —K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024

Google has been working on podcasts in various shapes and forms since 2016 and has never even come close to putting all the pieces together. —David Pierce, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024

The sequence of events that Mai helped piece together began with the theft of some bread. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024

Details about what caused the collision are still being pieced together. —Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

The Women’s Cancer Research Fund is putting the pieces together for An Unforgettable Evening. —Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024

We’re left to piece together their evolving emotions or shifting relationship through their actions, rather than invited to understand how their intimate thoughts and feelings translate into their decisions. —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024

By piecing together many different public records, Johnson and Henke's landlord tracker traces the connections between these various LLCs. —Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024