piece out
Britishverb
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to extend by adding pieces
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to cause to last longer by using only a small amount at a time
to piece out rations
Example Sentences
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Why make a period piece out of a period piece?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
With a large slotted metal spatula, she scooped each crispy piece out and onto a platter lined with paper towels.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025
When you take the wrong piece out, the whole tower collapses.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
Josh Levin: You have a piece out now about Jim Jordan and the wrestlers speaking out against him.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2023
He took a twenty-five-cent piece out of his pocket.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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