piecemeal

Example Sentences

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"This will just be another piecemeal fix that won't improve anything," says Pradhan, who is also a qualified facial surgeon.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Beijing’s continued push for a stronger social safety net will eventually pay dividends, but the piecemeal annual improvements simply won’t move the needle on consumer spending in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Where better to go to find piecemeal work?

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

Still, lawmakers’ piecemeal approach to affordability thus far — focused on things like lower drug costs or city-run grocery stores — isn’t enough to solve problems that are now far-reaching.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Just as a hunting-gathering lifestyle can be traded piecemeal for a food-producing lifestyle, one system of food production can also be traded piecemeal for another.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond