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
In space, scientists use a similar approach called galactic archaeology to piece together the history of stars and galaxies.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
Authorities are reviewing video footage and interviewing witnesses to piece together the timeline of events.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
Los Angeles Police Department officers are on scene trying to piece together the circumstances.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
“Before Mom grounded me, I was able to piece together the names of the people who received a letter like your grandmother’s. I could only find contact information for one of them.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
