piecemeal

Example Sentences

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Andrei Soldatov, an expert on Russia’s internet, said this piecemeal approach to internet censorship has helped authorities avoid sparking protests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

"The whole of firearms legislation needs to be reviewed," he said, giving the handling of 3D printed guns as an example of how the law had developed in a "piecemeal" fashion.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, the actual application of this new policy seems to be piecemeal at best.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Where better to go to find piecemeal work?

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

It had never been planned; it had grown piecemeal, with past and present overlapping at every spot, and the final effect was one of jumbled and squalid grandeur.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman