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Example sentences for "small piece"

  • Perhaps a small piece of alum might serve to set the color, in some degree.

  • A very little salt, and a small piece of butter in each pie, makes them richer.

  • Both mutton and veal are better for being boiled with a small piece of salt pork.

  • A small piece of cotton reaching from the waist to the knee is generally the only garment of the poorest.

  • Waizero Menen, who had always hated Kassa, now took advantage of his fallen condition to humble his pride still more; she sent him, instead of the cow, a small piece of meat with an insulting message.

  • Between our hut, the fence, and the hut opposite ours, we had a small piece of ground, about eight feet broad on the average, and about ten feet long.

  • Their appearance was enough to inspire pity in the most callous heart; many had no other covering than a small piece of rag round the loins, and were living skeletons, covered with some loathsome skin disease.

  • When thick enough to handle, take a small piece in the hand, make into a ball, and roll; then place in buttered pans.

  • Fill sea shells with this mixture, placing a small piece of butter on top of each shell.

  • The fuse hole of the cannon is counterbored as shown and a small hole is drilled at one side to receive a small piece of copper wire, E.

  • The vibrator is made of a piece of thin tin to which is soldered the head of an iron screw and on the other side a small piece of platinum, which can be taken from an old electric bell (Fig.

  • A small piece of spring brass, screwed to the door frame, will open the door about 1/2 in.

  • Then apply the acid only to the parts to be soldered with a small stiff brush or a small piece of cloth fastened to a stick, or in a bent piece of tin to form a swab.

  • The armature, B, is pivoted in the center by means of a small piece of wire and has an indicator or hand, C, which moves to either right or left, depending on which half of the magnet is magnetized.

  • He stooped to pick it off, examining it closely, and uttered an exclamation of surprise upon finding that it was a small piece of ladies' cloth of a delicate mauve color.

  • It is a small piece of cloth that was torn from the woman's dress," Doctor Wesselhoff returned.

  • Those who like the flavor of salt pork will find string beans cooked with a small piece of this meat very appetizing.

  • Put a small piece of butter on top of each egg and season with salt and pepper.

  • Break an egg on top of the ham in each dish, season with salt, and put a small piece of butter on each.

  • Sprinkle a layer of cheese on top of the egg, and over that put chopped parsley, paprika, and a small piece of butter.

  • In the loin is found the tenderloin; and a small piece of it (about two and a half pounds in a large animal) runs back into the rump.

  • He has taken my weapons from me, and even my dogs; and for many days we have had nothing to eat, except now and then a small piece of meat our daughter steals for us.

  • There they trampled him with their great hoofs, hooked him and trampled him again, and soon not even a small piece of his body could be seen.

  • They also took each a small piece of some root from a little pouch, and ate it, signifying that they purified themselves without and within.

  • And when he had roasted the tongue, he gave each of his wives a small piece of it, and they liked it, and they roasted and ate plenty of the meat.

  • They crept down a coulĂ©e into the valley, and hid in a small piece of timber just opposite the camp.

  • Damp some powder and rub it on a small piece of dry cotton cloth or well-rubbed brown paper.

  • A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.

  • A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.

  • A small piece or sliver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of a finger nail.

  • A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground.

  • A small piece of land inclosed with a hedge; a close.

  • A small piece of money, in value about a farthing, or a half cent.

  • It is best to have a small piece fried to taste, and if it is not seasoned right, it can be altered; you should have some pieces of fat, chopped in with the meat.

  • X went on crumbling slowly a small piece of bread with a careless left hand.

  • I detected in the shadows one of the Hermione Street group surreptitiously chewing up and swallowing a small piece of paper.

  • Almost simultaneously with the pop of a shot a small piece of bark chipped off by the bullet stung his ear painfully.

  • One, however, carried away a small piece of his ear, and another a fragment of flesh from his shoulder.

  • If in doubt about the goods, first try a small piece of it as above and note carefully the result.

  • When putting your best tea or coffee urn away, drop a small piece of charcoal in it and prop the lid open with a toothpick.

  • To Take Fish Taste from Forks and Spoons--To remove the taste and smell of fish from forks and spoons, rub them with a small piece of butter before washing.

  • Boil in water with a small piece of alum until clear and tender; then rinse in cold water.

  • A piece of red pepper the size of a finger nail, a small piece of charcoal or even a small piece of bread crust, dropped in with boiling vegetables will modify unpleasant odors.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "small piece" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    little giant; small book; small business; small cells; small chance; small circular; small company; small drop; small extent; small folio; small hill; small lake; small lakes; small matters; small nations; small number; small orifice; small percentage; small proportion; small quantity; small quarto; small rock; small schooner; small towns; small vessel; small wonder