bits and pieces
plural noun
1
: small pieces
There were broken bits and pieces of glass all over the floor.
I finished the project in bits and pieces during my spare time.
2
: things or objects of different kinds
There are just a few bits and pieces of furniture in the office.
No one knows exactly what happened. All we have is a few bits and pieces of information so far.
Examples of bits and pieces in a Sentence
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The minute-long teaser gives fans a taste of the advanced pyrotechnics and cinematic visuals displayed at the Dodger Stadium show, as well as bits and pieces of high-energy dance numbers.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 May 2024
For the jury in Trump's hush money trial, evidence of a criminal conspiracy comes in bits and pieces
Earlier this year, McConney was also found liable for committing a decade of business fraud with his co-defendants Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Allen Weisselberg.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 May 2024
In a provincial French kitchen, cassoulet is a kind of catchall of bits and pieces mixed with beans, but the version in the first draft was a weekend’s work.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
On a recent chilly morning, Abraham Reyes helps the children in the Reynosa shelter recover bits and pieces of their childhoods.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Their captors would tell them bits and pieces about the war, like when the Israeli army mistakenly killed three other hostages.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
One day prior to her latest news, Dua posted a reel of behind-the-scenes footage from her time working on the album, including bits and pieces of the upcoming music.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
Allegations of plagiarism were leveled at the Wachowskis for lifting bits and pieces of The Matrix from varying sources.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
After struggling through a years-long saga regarding his immigration status, Savage uses bits and pieces of his trials and tribulations to set the table for american dream, including getting his mother to speak on their journey to America in the album’s intro and outro.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 May 2024
For the jury in Trump's hush money trial, evidence of a criminal conspiracy comes in bits and pieces
Earlier this year, McConney was also found liable for committing a decade of business fraud with his co-defendants Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Allen Weisselberg.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 May 2024
In a provincial French kitchen, cassoulet is a kind of catchall of bits and pieces mixed with beans, but the version in the first draft was a weekend’s work.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
On a recent chilly morning, Abraham Reyes helps the children in the Reynosa shelter recover bits and pieces of their childhoods.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Their captors would tell them bits and pieces about the war, like when the Israeli army mistakenly killed three other hostages.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
One day prior to her latest news, Dua posted a reel of behind-the-scenes footage from her time working on the album, including bits and pieces of the upcoming music.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
Allegations of plagiarism were leveled at the Wachowskis for lifting bits and pieces of The Matrix from varying sources.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
After struggling through a years-long saga regarding his immigration status, Savage uses bits and pieces of his trials and tribulations to set the table for american dream, including getting his mother to speak on their journey to America in the album’s intro and outro.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Bits and pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bits%20and%20pieces. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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