piece together

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

While what happened over the course of the next few hours has never been confirmed with certainty, testimony from Lizzie and Sullivan, as well as nearby neighbors, have helped piece together the moments leading up to Abby and Andrew’s murder. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

But things quickly spiral beyond clear narrative recognition, as piecing together the story becomes a puzzle unto itself. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Because of the high likelihood of corruption, our devices encode messages with enough redundancy that they can be pieced together by the receiving machine despite the errors incurred in transit. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Swift, also playing a rookie investigator, shows up to help put the pieces together. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for piece together

• aether
• gether
• heather
• leather
• nether
• tether
• weather
• wether
• whether
• altogether