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
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On a recent chilly morning, Abraham Reyes helps the children in the Reynosa shelter recover bits and pieces of their childhoods.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Their captors would tell them bits and pieces about the war, like when the Israeli army mistakenly killed three other hostages.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
One day prior to her latest news, Dua posted a reel of behind-the-scenes footage from her time working on the album, including bits and pieces of the upcoming music.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
Allegations of plagiarism were leveled at the Wachowskis for lifting bits and pieces of The Matrix from varying sources.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
After struggling through a years-long saga regarding his immigration status, Savage uses bits and pieces of his trials and tribulations to set the table for american dream, including getting his mother to speak on their journey to America in the album’s intro and outro.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024
Em and Dex are allowed to evolve not as fictional characters do, in dramatic and irreversible leaps, but the way real people do, in bits and pieces with lots of swerves and reversals along the way.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
Seasonings can easily crumble into bits and pieces that can clog air purifiers and filters and potentially even damage equipment.
—Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Harris, through his extensive interviews, is able to piece together bits and pieces of Tenório Júnior’s story and the circumstances of his disappearance, in as much as they can be determined.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Their captors would tell them bits and pieces about the war, like when the Israeli army mistakenly killed three other hostages.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
One day prior to her latest news, Dua posted a reel of behind-the-scenes footage from her time working on the album, including bits and pieces of the upcoming music.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
Allegations of plagiarism were leveled at the Wachowskis for lifting bits and pieces of The Matrix from varying sources.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
After struggling through a years-long saga regarding his immigration status, Savage uses bits and pieces of his trials and tribulations to set the table for american dream, including getting his mother to speak on their journey to America in the album’s intro and outro.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024
Em and Dex are allowed to evolve not as fictional characters do, in dramatic and irreversible leaps, but the way real people do, in bits and pieces with lots of swerves and reversals along the way.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
Seasonings can easily crumble into bits and pieces that can clog air purifiers and filters and potentially even damage equipment.
—Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Harris, through his extensive interviews, is able to piece together bits and pieces of Tenório Júnior’s story and the circumstances of his disappearance, in as much as they can be determined.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Bits and pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bits%20and%20pieces. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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