piece together
Example Sentences
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This month, Slovenia’s intelligence department began reaching out to other European spy agencies to try to identify the visitors—and piece together a mystery that has reverberations from Ukraine to Israel to the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Authorities are reviewing video footage and interviewing witnesses to piece together the timeline of events.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
To piece together what is happening below, scientists examine lava flows, rock textures, and minerals left behind at the surface.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
We are continuing to work across a number of fronts to piece together what happened and to determine who is responsible.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Close to another breakdown, he went into the office and tried to piece together what had gone wrong.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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