: done, made, or accomplished piece by piece or in a fragmentary way
piecemeal reforms in the system
Examples of piecemeal in a Sentence
Adverb
remodeled their house piecemeal because of budgetary constraints
one well-aimed blow ripped the piñata piecemeal
Adjective
They've done piecemeal repairs in the past, but the bridge now needs major reconstruction.
Some people want the changes to be made all at once, but I think we should take a more piecemeal approach.
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Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The ride was lifted piecemeal by crane up to the fourth floor.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Throughout the year, Black Mountain has created a piecemeal transformation of the land centered among Forest Hill, Everman and Kennedale.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
Personal details emerge piecemeal, in no particular order, always in connection with the music with which they are entangled.
—Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The ride was lifted piecemeal by crane up to the fourth floor.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Jothilingam’s projects are intentionally scalable, since the systems connected to his research and patents are designed for piecemeal installation.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Throughout the year, Black Mountain has created a piecemeal transformation of the land centered among Forest Hill, Everman and Kennedale.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for piecemeal
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“Piecemeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piecemeal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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