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
"There are so many people desperate for homes, my son has just bought an old house which he'll have to do up bit by bit as he can afford it."
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 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
The stigma certainly hasn’t disappeared, but it’s fading, bit by bit.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
