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

These are the critical clues astronomers collect, piecing together the story of what happens near these massive black holes. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026

Petrosini says that typically happens using internal fixation — a metal rod inserted into the bone to stabilize it — rather than external fixation — a metal frame attached to the outside of the leg that holds broken bone pieces together. —Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026

This is the 18th century, after all — DNA and 23andMe are still two centuries off, so definitive proof of the seemingly impossible lineage will take time and effort to piece together. —Amy Wilkinson, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026

Trains were bypassing the stop in both directions while police tried to piece together what unfolded. —Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for piece together

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