How to Use bit by bit in a Sentence

bit by bit

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• Bombshells are exposed bit by bit, and the pacing keeps viewers holding their breath for most of the show.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2026
• Your body shuts down bit by bit starting with the autonomic nervous system and brain.
  — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026
• Kikuko, her appetite sluggish, nibbled the bread bit by bit from the edges, all the while furtively watching her father.
  — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
• But life has a way of mucking up even the best plans, sometimes all at once and sometimes bit by bit and usually a little of both.
  — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
• The implosion of Platner’s candidacy—first bit by bit and then all at once—has Democrats nationwide throwing up their hands in exasperation.
  — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026