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
“I had pieced together that he was the person for me,” she said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
By Dec. 27, one lab, Vision Medicals, had pieced together most of the genome of a new coronavirus with striking similarities to SARS.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2020
Between them they had pieced together the fate of his charred note, and the course of confusion which had enabled three disparate animals to disappear without trace, and with perfect timing and perception.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
