bits

She received his bits of news with the aplomb of a resourceful commander.

He sliced it into bits, and she took them daintily from between his fingers.

What may be done with bits of paste not utilized in making pies?

I can but see an old rusty nail, with bits of stone and slips of wood.

What are these bits of stone, and of wood, and rusted nails, which are set out in front of him?

At the head of the stairs Linda took the cheque that she carried and tore it into bits.

He tore the bill into bits as he spoke, and showered it over the boy's head.

“Strips and bits of bright tin were quite visible to me,” he said.

These are the bits of our life which I enjoy; which have some poetry, some grandeur in them.

You may add also some bits of ham, or some force-meat balls.