by the whole of
Example Sentences
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"Wars aren't won just by generals, but by the whole of the population getting behind the Armed Forces and playing our part," he added.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
Indeed, an ordinary investigative subpoena does not require an affirmative vote by the whole of either house.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025
Our values tell us to care more about people than institutions and to judge success not by the performance of the most fortunate but by the whole of society.
From Washington Post • May 28, 2015
When the queen’s Uncle David—King Edward VIII—abdicated and became the Duke of Windsor, it was considered a terrible betrayal by the whole of the rest of the family.
From Newsweek • Feb. 11, 2013
The boa-constrictor-like proposition was naturally enough taken by Archibald Graves in its slango-metaphorical sense, and slango-metaphorically Mrs Frederick Thorne was swallowed by the whole of the Graves family, and she did not agree with them.
From The New Mistress A Tale by Fenn, George Manville
