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
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After the person came out of intensive care, Moss sat down with him and tried to piece together what happened.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
Hyde often uses his southpaws to face left-handed batters, hoping to use the handedness advantage to piece together the end of games.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
Decoding ant behavior The researchers are still trying to piece together the complexities underlying this seemingly innate ant behavior.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 July 2024
For decades, scholars have been trying to piece together African Americans’ many unacknowledged contributions to U.S. foodways—a difficult task considering that, for three centuries, records of Black people in America were erased, lost, or never collected in the first place.
—Fawn Weaver, TIME, 3 July 2024
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
Hyde often uses his southpaws to face left-handed batters, hoping to use the handedness advantage to piece together the end of games.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
Decoding ant behavior The researchers are still trying to piece together the complexities underlying this seemingly innate ant behavior.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 July 2024
For decades, scholars have been trying to piece together African Americans’ many unacknowledged contributions to U.S. foodways—a difficult task considering that, for three centuries, records of Black people in America were erased, lost, or never collected in the first place.
—Fawn Weaver, TIME, 3 July 2024
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“Piece together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20together. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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