How do you use Piecemeal in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like stepwise or gradual, plus the exact meaning.
Piecemeal in a sentence
Piecemeal meaning
Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
Synonyms of Piecemeal
Using Piecemeal
- The main meaning on this page is: Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
- Useful related words include: bit-by-bit, in small stages, step-by-step, stepwise.
- In the example corpus, piecemeal often appears in combinations such as: in piecemeal, piecemeal approach, piecemeal fashion.
Context around Piecemeal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Piecemeal
- In this selection, "piecemeal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spent, added, too, approach, fashion and tracking stand out and add context to how "piecemeal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a piecemeal approach will and are spent piecemeal tracking by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "piecemeal" sits close to words such as acupuncture, aero and ahl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with piecemeal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Before October 7, BEL’s efforts had been piecemeal and disparate. (11 words)
Not in piecemeal “anti-doxx” legislation, but root and branch reform. (11 words)
But you can't go a piecemeal and sort of patchwork of this. (13 words)
Many Nigerians are eager to know why the presidential election results are only being uploaded online in piecemeal days after the election ended and the reason some of the uploaded results are blurry and ineligible. (35 words)
Elements of those buildings - which have been added piecemeal over many decades - will be saved and incorporated into the new building in recognition of their heritage value and the community involvement in their development. (34 words)
What followed was some piecemeal redevelopment and a host of Hail Mary passes, each accompanied by the hope that it might be the magical elixir to induce the patient’s recovery. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although there is no national data on how settlement dollars are spent, piecemeal tracking by journalists and advocates has surfaced some favorites.
But this in turn presents another debate to be had over short-term rentals: one rule for all versus a piecemeal approach with different restrictions in each LGA.
But you can't go a piecemeal and sort of patchwork of this.
Elements of those buildings - which have been added piecemeal over many decades - will be saved and incorporated into the new building in recognition of their heritage value and the community involvement in their development.
Emma Rooksby, of Urban Biodiveristy Illawarra, said current approaches to conservation in development were piecemeal and overlooked corridors such as Cabbage Tree Creek, pictured.
Goanta says that piecemeal legislation will never be as powerful as global cooperation, especially in a world where virality is increasingly borderless.
Many Nigerians are eager to know why the presidential election results are only being uploaded online in piecemeal days after the election ended and the reason some of the uploaded results are blurry and ineligible.
Mr Heath said the approach has been too piecemeal in the past with too many strategies from different groups.
My only concern is that it should not be spent in a piecemeal fashion without an overall vision and a plan.
Ships in good condition can be sold used, and others can be reused piecemeal as parts.
The details came piecemeal posted on social media by journalists and activists who go to bombing sites to film and report on casualties.
What followed was some piecemeal redevelopment and a host of Hail Mary passes, each accompanied by the hope that it might be the magical elixir to induce the patient’s recovery.
Before October 7, BEL’s efforts had been piecemeal and disparate.
Collaboration across sectors is essential, as AI risks span various industries, and a piecemeal approach will not suffice.
Many of the obstacles to any exit ramp need to be removed simultaneously, rather than in a piecemeal fashion, said Mr. Koplow, the Israel Policy Forum analyst.
Mike Wirth, Chevron’s chief executive, decries California’s lawsuit; he says that planet warming is a global issue and piecemeal legal actions aren’t helpful.
Not in piecemeal “anti-doxx” legislation, but root and branch reform.
One of the political virtues of jurisdiction-stripping is that it lends itself to piecemeal implementation.
RTM has responded to the allegations that the company has not paid the company’s piecemeal staff fully.
Secondly, by attempting to “Marie Kondo-fy the piecemeal, inconsistent and, in some respects, baffling system of various state and territory laws by which suppression orders are made”, Lee said.
Common combinations with piecemeal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in piecemeal 15×
- piecemeal approach 12×
- piecemeal fashion 11×
- piecemeal and 8×
- the piecemeal 7×
- of piecemeal 4×
- and piecemeal 3×
- to piecemeal 3×
- on piecemeal 3×
- piecemeal solution 3×