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
"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
Dr. Mansi is thinking about the big picture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
In the big picture, said Stanford’s Dee, “we see continued evidence that the families that left the public school system during the pandemic haven’t really returned.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
They’re super big picture, into causes and things beyond their lives.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
