big picture
Example Sentences
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This activity itself isn’t new: People frequently work out the big picture of romantic compatibility by listing pros and cons, and the discovery of such a list is a recurring trope in sitcoms and rom-coms.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The devil here isn’t in the details but in the big picture.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 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
“And a great big picture of her, and maybe one of them wax statues. Plus some of them old clothes and that shoe in the house. All that stuff mean a whole lot.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
