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

The challenge will be finding a way to put all the pieces together consistently. —CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024

The fragmented space rocks tell a story about the formation of our solar system, helping astronomers piece together the history of this corner of the universe. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024

Detective Peach is more cerebral and has players analyzing objects and piecing together clues to find Sour Bunch adversaries disguised as Theets or finding and disarming bombs. —Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024

Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said several law enforcement agencies were trying to piece together clues through forensics, surveillance and police body camera videos and witness interviews. —Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024

Television How ‘Shiny Happy People’ pieces together the most damning exposé of the Duggars yet June 2, 2023 Jill and Derick’s vulnerability inspired others to share their experiences with child loss and grief. —Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024

Don't feel like piecing together a system from parts yourself? —K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024

Google has been working on podcasts in various shapes and forms since 2016 and has never even come close to putting all the pieces together. —David Pierce, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024

The sequence of events that Mai helped piece together began with the theft of some bread. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024