in one piece
Example Sentences
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They look almost as relieved as my mom and Mika to see G sitting there in one piece.
From Literature
Teams of players compete to gather materials on the surface, avoiding each other and killer robots, with the aim of getting back to base in one piece.
From BBC
The astronauts were very brave, and many were already war heroes or had taken tremendous risks to push the boundaries of knowledge, and we committed ourselves to ensuring that they would return home to their wives, children, and other loved ones in one piece.
From Literature
"So they stay in one piece, and they gather together with fat, oil, and grease from kitchens, congeal and create a fatberg which causes flooding."
From BBC
The most symbolic move took place in August, when Kiruna’s 100-year-old landmark church was relocated in one piece.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
