bits

Example Sentences

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"I was crying, I was in bits," she said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

In the ruins, Sabbagh picked out bits of his family's shattered life -- a scrap of his mother Afaf's bedspread, chunks of wooden furniture from their dining room, a red sofa cushion.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The skirt steak gets seared first until deeply browned, leaving behind savory crisped bits on the bottom of the skillet that become the foundation of the entire dish.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Together, they produced Murphy’s most famous bits from the show, including Gumby, Buckwheat and Mr. Robinson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

I gathered all the skeins and tangles and bits of gold that I could find, wrapped them in a rag, and ran out the back door.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff