piece
noun
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something.
has pieced
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present perfectof piece (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Using witness accounts, original reporting and statements from law enforcement, the BBC has pieced together a picture of the events that chaotic day.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2024
One of the students, Brittany Cummings of the Florida Museum of Natural History, has pieced together a family tree revealing that this group developed silk independently multiple times—an example of so-called convergent evolution.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 12, 2024
In the years since, she has pieced together work, packaging orders at a corner store, delivering for UberEats, disinfecting an office building during the pandemic and cleaning the drink-crusted floors of a nightclub near Koreatown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Instead, she has pieced together a solution with an iPad and specialized apps.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
His life was wrecked, and he has pieced it together again.
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Mrs. Humphry Ward
