: done, made, or accomplished piece by piece or in a fragmentary way
piecemeal reforms in the system
Examples of piecemeal in a Sentence
Adverb
remodeled their house piecemeal because of budgetary constraints
one well-aimed blow ripped the piñata piecemeal
Adjective
They've done piecemeal repairs in the past, but the bridge now needs major reconstruction.
Some people want the changes to be made all at once, but I think we should take a more piecemeal approach.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
While individual applications can be brought on piecemeal, creating an IA system requires a carefully orchestrated strategy.
—Preetpal Singh, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
The zones are historically broken up into three tiers — moderate, high and very high fire hazard — that correspond to specific and sometimes piecemeal requirements for housing developers and existing homeowners.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
Other publications have worked out deals for compensation piecemeal, but no comprehensive methodology has emerged in what is becoming a digital Wild West.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
While individual applications can be brought on piecemeal, creating an IA system requires a carefully orchestrated strategy.
—Preetpal Singh, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The series focuses on the piecemeal nature of the investigation but also the way in which the investigation was only advocated for by the families of the women whose bodies were found, a grieving sisterhood united in advocacy.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
The zones are historically broken up into three tiers — moderate, high and very high fire hazard — that correspond to specific and sometimes piecemeal requirements for housing developers and existing homeowners.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for piecemeal
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“Piecemeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piecemeal. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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