bit by bit
Example Sentences
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"It's quite a processional experience because people have to go bit by bit through the tapestry," Lewis said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
And then to have that knocked out of you bit by bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Changing the terms of student loans in "complicated, almost sneaky" ways, bit by bit under different government administrations has led to the current situation, he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Another acquaintance said that Pauline would wear two sets of clothes out of the house so that she could sneak her wardrobe out, bit by bit, without Pusser noticing.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
She turned her attention to Glerk, analyzing the structure of the spell that had enrabbited him, undoing it bit by bit.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
