piece by piece

1. In stages, gradually, as in He took the clock apart piece by piece, or Let's go over your exam paper, piece by piece. Also see bit by bit.

Example Sentences

Piece by piece, stitch by stitch, a plan took shape in her mind.

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Then, in this opinion, she sorted through the testimony and the exhibits and all of the evidence piece by piece to see what was credible and what wasn’t.

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Instead of exploding, it strayed too close to an immense black hole, which tore it apart and consumed it piece by piece.

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"Rather than shutting down all at once, the plate is ripping apart piece by piece, creating smaller microplates and new boundaries. So instead of a big train wreck, it's like watching a train slowly derail, one car at a time."

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We rinse them by hand and arrange them in the dishwasher, then unload them piece by piece, and tuck each one away with its brothers or sisters.

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Related Words

• constantly 
• continuously 
• deliberately 
• gently 
• increasingly 
• moderately 
• progressively 
• regularly 
• steadily