piece together

Idioms and Phrases

Join or combine parts into a whole, as in With information from several observers, she pieced together an account of what had actually taken place . [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

Dr David Hone, from Queen Mary University of London, said: “This is an incredible find. It really helps us piece together how these amazing flying animals lived and evolved. Hopefully this study will be the basis for more work in the future on this important evolutionary transition”.

From Science Daily

It was actually Marks' own book that he had written after the 1981 acquittal that helped Lovato piece together his operation and identify the other criminals he worked with.

From BBC

“Anybody with any understanding could help us to piece together these stories.”

From BBC

She embarks on a Kafkaesque journey, trying to piece together the life of a man she hardly knew and navigate the complicated bureaucracy of death in a foreign country, armed with nothing but a backpack and a stubborn refusal to take “no” for an answer.

From New York Times

We can piece together some of his likely approach to different areas from both his comments on the campaign trail and his track record in office from 2017 to 2021.

From BBC

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