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
The first place agents got traction was among software developers, who are now able to let agents do a large portion of writing code while they focus on the big picture.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
John Karras, the consultant, said of the strife: “We were like a microcosm of the big picture of the U.S.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
"It's not that you have to agree on every single issue, but at a certain point you've got to look at the big picture and say, how can we move this ball forward?"
From BBC • May 18, 2026
What if he was just seeing what was in front of him, and not the big picture?
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
