piece by piece
Example Sentences
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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.
From Slate
Instead of exploding, it strayed too close to an immense black hole, which tore it apart and consumed it piece by piece.
From Science Daily
"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."
From Science Daily
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.
From Los Angeles Times
The city’s team then finished their standard encampment protocol by dismantling the human-powered vehicle piece by piece.
From Slate
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