big picture

Example Sentences

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The devil here isn’t in the details but in the big picture.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But it was the big picture, the awareness in Disney of our own environment, that made this “Walküre” singular.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“But the big picture is that a relief rally probably won’t be very large by the standards of such things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

In the big picture, though, with the caveats of the regulations, F1 cars are still the fastest and most demanding in the world, and they are still testing the drivers to the limit.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

I asked, because I was just catching on that with Nazario and Bodega you had to see the big picture.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez