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.

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What this book does incredibly well is document an oral history of Polish resistance that has, until now, only been told in bits and pieces. Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 In the dusk at Cerro Pachón, the field of construction bits and pieces began to feel like an archaeological site, its objects becoming artifacts of the observatory’s origins. Michael Jones McKean, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025 Hall also got into bits and pieces of 19 games with the Nuggets, totaling just 114 minutes, but his G League sample is the part that intrigues. John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2025 The portrait of their relationship comes in bits and pieces, but quickly accretes to one predominantly defined by gaslighting and emotional sabotage. Diana Arterian june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bits and pieces

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“Bits and pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bits%20and%20pieces. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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