Examples of 'picking up pieces' in a sentence

Meaning of "picking up pieces"

Picking up pieces: This phrase means to recover from a difficult situation, setback, or failure. It involves trying to restore order or normalcy after a crisis has occurred

How to use "picking up pieces" in a sentence

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picking up pieces
He started picking up pieces and assembling them together.
I might be too busy picking up pieces.
They will be picking up pieces of him till tomorrow morning.
Got in a truck and headed out to where they was picking up pieces.
Or you will be picking up pieces of him for weeks to come.
You know, I thought for sure we would be picking up pieces of Ray.
Sort of as if she was picking up pieces along the way in her hideout.
You know, I thought for sure we'd be picking up pieces of Ray.
And then picking up pieces which would fit here or would fit there.
We will be left picking up pieces.
They are still picking up pieces over there he 's talking about DeSantos ' poachable district.
I spent the next half hour picking up pieces of my brain.
He 's just picking up pieces of a brain hemorrhage.
Only trouble is he has to keep picking up pieces of her brain.
Half a human life is picking up pieces and putting them back together.

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To even be there. I might be too busy picking up pieces of Anton's skin.
Local children were seen picking up pieces of the wreckage and selling them as souvenirs.
So I can do my errands and really be picking up pieces of the Gaul Formula?
I might be too busy picking up pieces of Anton 's skin to even be there.
I do not know, Dex . I might be too busy picking up pieces of Anton 's skin.
We are gonna start picking up pieces of Barksdale 's world … we never even knew about.
She's recharging. We're still picking up pieces of the Senator.
Keep youngsters away from picking up pieces of fireworks after an event.
And we are still picking up pieces of the Challenger.
Uh, we are still picking up pieces of the Senator.
I might be too busy picking up pieces of Anton's skin.
Yeah, I have been picking up pieces of this all over the room.
You are joking . They are still picking up pieces over there he 's talking about DeSantos ' poachable district.
What? I might be too busy picking up pieces of Anton 's skin to even be there.

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