piecemeal

Example Sentences

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You are in a fortunate position: It’s easier to sell shares piecemeal than, say, real estate.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

This means we relegate ourselves to relying on the goodwill of physicians like Craven and piecemeal grant funding to uncover new uses and facilitate their adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But expanding rights piecemeal creates a nightmare for divorce lawyers, who found themselves building the plane in midair with gay breakups in the aughts and early 2010s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

But, critics say, the use of this data is still often too piecemeal and isolated, with no overarching strategy to bring it together cohesively.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I built my computers piecemeal from parts picked up at swap meets and shady discount stores in the city.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin