a piece

Example Sentences

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“A magical, otherworldly journey that has led me to some beautiful friendships, projects and unlimited well of curiosity. When I paint each pair of candles, it feels like I’m imparting a piece of that magic.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

It did confirm that it is missing “Dragonfly Woman with Open Wings,” a piece of Lalique jewelry that amounts to the centerpiece of the museum’s roughly 650-piece collection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Ohio has offered a piece of fabric from the wings of the airplane built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the pioneers who made aviation history in 1903 with the first powered, sustained flight.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Cook “are almost comically irreconcilable as a matter of logic,” argues Mark in a piece that explains how the justices simultaneously expanded executive power while insulating the one agency it appears to truly value.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

Grandma smiled and said, “I’ll bet a piece of huckleberry pie and a glass of milk would help build those muscles a little, don’t you?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls