: a device (such as a clock or watch) to measure or show progress of time
especially
: one that does not chime
Examples of timepiece in a Sentence
the only timepiece she used at the cabin was a garden sundial
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The timepiece retails for $24,000, meaning Mahomes may have spent quite generously on his offensive line.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
That’s an important distinction in the rarified world of high-end timepieces, which are sometimes unavailable or on long backorder, in part because of considerable and sustained demand, according to Reuters.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
The MadaLuxe Group’s primary business continues as a distributor of luxury fashion and lifestyle brands spanning ready-to-wear, leather goods, footwear, accessories, timepieces and home categories.
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With a team of designers and watchmakers, MB&F, or Maximilian Büsser and Friends, creates some of the most unusual timepieces in the industry.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
That’s an important distinction in the rarified world of high-end timepieces, which are sometimes unavailable or on long backorder, in part because of considerable and sustained demand, according to Reuters.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
The MadaLuxe Group’s primary business continues as a distributor of luxury fashion and lifestyle brands spanning ready-to-wear, leather goods, footwear, accessories, timepieces and home categories.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
With a team of designers and watchmakers, MB&F, or Maximilian Büsser and Friends, creates some of the most unusual timepieces in the industry.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for timepiece
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“Timepiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timepiece. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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timepiece
noun
time·piece
ˈtīm-ˌpēs 
: a device (as a clock or watch) to measure time
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