piece by piece
Example Sentences
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Ernesto leaned over the flatbed and ate the watermelon with his hands, piece by piece, until the box was empty.
From Slate
He had come—deliberately—to a lab built to take things apart piece by piece.
From Literature
Piece by piece, Netflix has disrupted a more-than-century-old industry.
Israeli security analysts said Israel could choose a large-scale invasion of Gaza City—the de facto capital of the enclave—in an attempt to force a quick surrender from Hamas, or slowly wrestle control of the enclave piece by piece.
In other words, asking about food decisions piece by piece naturally inflates the total.
From Science Daily
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