the 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 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
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
Few people know what the big picture of their life is going to look like while they’re living it.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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