bit by bit
Example Sentences
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The reality, which I only began to absorb bit by bit after I ended it, is that my husband was not only a prolific storyteller but also a master manipulator.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"We can't do that for our ocean. We have to map it bit by bit using acoustic instruments on ships," he explains.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Another acquaintance said that Pauline would wear two sets of clothes out of the house so that she could sneak her wardrobe out, bit by bit, without Pusser noticing.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
She has since sold off her gold bit by bit to get by.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
As it came to me, bit by bit, I understood more clearly what Sapo had told me earlier.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
