the whole picture

Example Sentences

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She says although she is confident the Quiet Revival report is "picking up a true trend", the response to it has shown her that she cannot rely on statistics alone to get the whole picture.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

But purpose alone doesn’t capture the whole picture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

They try their best to fit it into models, but things are spiraling out so quickly that many climate models fail to capture the whole picture or accurately predict how our world is changing.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

If you invest your early benefits, look at the whole picture.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

“Maybe not. This is just another piece of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. We won’t see the whole picture until we collect all the pieces.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein