piece
noun
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something.
had pieced
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past perfectof piece.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Extraordinarily, one of the carvings depicted a ruler holding up the head of a Maya deity—the exact god represented in the mask Estrada-Belli had pieced together.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 26, 2024
Within days, Kenworthy had pieced together an impact-related explanation and began expanding his search through additional historical and ongoing real-time datasets to shore up the hypothesis.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2023
The 30-year-old Indianapolis native had pieced together partial schedules and seasons split among teams before BitNile funded a full 17-race program for him at Carpenter.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Mr. Johnson said the authorities had pieced together some of the clues from people coming forward after the announcement of an increased reward.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2020
He took a folded-up paper out of his pocket—the printout of the photos Chip had pieced together.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
