taken as a whole
Example Sentences
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But taken as a whole, the trend has shifted beauty standards enormously, and in a very short time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
And taken as a whole, I think it is healthy.
From Salon • May 23, 2025
Still, if taken as a whole, the series has a lumbering, scattered quality but there are things to enjoy along the way.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
But taken as a whole, beyond the excerpts, a much warmer picture emerges of his father, King Charles, even when it seems that the narrator is giving him a hard time.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023
Yet taken as a whole, the week passed with astounding speed.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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