piece
noun
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something.
pieced
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past participleof piece.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof piece.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
piecenouna separate or limited portion or quantity of something.
Example Sentences
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It’s a collection of songs pieced together from perfect-seeming snippets heard while passing open doors.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Investigators have pieced together much of what they know about Burke and Hernandez’s allegedly illegal relationship from a search of the singer’s cellphone, which was seized last September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
They pieced together the story of the people she may have painted in Chennai in India, known then as Madras, including the Nawabs of Arcot, the local Mughal rulers.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ivana helped run a sporting goods store and pieced together a budget for her daughter’s early career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The camp director responded that he would make a place for him if he could pay $900, which Wayne pieced together from his mother and his earnings at a restaurant job.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
