How to Use piece by piece in a Sentence

piece by piece

adverb
Definition of piece by piecenext
Synonyms for piece by piecenext
  • Place the kindling piece by piece in a tipi shape over the flames.
    — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 1 Oct. 2020
  • For Wright and his staff, the work goes on — painstaking piece by piece.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • So this was a way of me sort of finding my way through it piece by piece.
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 15 Dec. 2018
  • Shrapnel from the missile was laid out neatly on the side of the road, piece by piece.
    — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The other option would be to take it down piece by piece, starting at the top.
    — Segann March, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Take a deep breath and try to figure things out piece by piece instead.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The Italian approach is to make ready-to-wear and bespoke in the same fashion, piece by piece.
    — Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 7 July 2022
  • The college raised money to bring the church over the Atlantic Ocean, piece by piece, in the mid-1960s to be remodeled.
    — Mike and Wendy Pramik, cleveland, 7 July 2022
  • The core of Stanton, Gordon, Ozuna and Yelich was sold off piece by piece for prospects.
    — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Since then, she's been making her house with Scott into a home, piece by piece.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Mara ate hers piece by piece, plucking each one like a jewel.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
  • Might get to the rest, piece by piece, as a recurring segment in issues to come.
    — Vulture, 3 May 2023
  • The cost of demolishing the pier piece by piece would be at least $15 million.
    — Matier & Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Breaking down a climb piece by piece makes the challenge less daunting.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2020
  • But Astrid is adept at finding the weak spots in that armor and at tearing it from Thane piece by piece.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • With Darnold, the first decision Bates and Todd Bowles had to make was how to teach him the offense, piece by piece or all at once.
    — Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 14 June 2018
  • Since then, McGuinness has picked off 100-mile sections of the trail piece by piece with a dog named Atlas.
    — Matt Vasilogambros, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Toller is in nearly every shot, and Hawke builds his portrait of a good man, lost, piece by piece.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018
  • The artist, Ryan Mendoza, moved it to Germany and reassembled it in his yard, piece by piece.
    — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2018
  • For the past weeks, Hillman has been selling off his beloved bowling palace piece by piece.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Over 68 years attuned to the Wasatch, Bitter sought to create a life for himself, piece by piece.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Jan. 2022
  • On Monday, a one-of-kind steel and glass Menorah was put together piece by piece for the event.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2022
  • As the grievances mounted, piece by piece, year by year, the distinction blurred.
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022
  • On the way there, JWST must deploy itself piece by piece.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The cathedral stairway was brought piece by piece from England.
    — Lauren Beale, latimes.com, 22 June 2018
  • In like fashion, the whole movie was built up piece by piece, the connections between the pieces known only to Kubrick.
    — Geoffrey O’Brien, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
  • In the months that followed, a skeleton was recovered piece by piece.
    — Eliot Bush, Scientific American, 27 June 2020
  • Add the butter to the dough piece by piece and continue mixing on low for about 10 minutes.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The small, close-up gestures, piece by piece, add up to a captivating whole.
    — Love Pulls You Close, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Once Smith-Cameron was cast, the Succession team started to add on to Gerri piece by piece.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2021

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