whole picture

Example Sentences

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"But what we saw was a real dichotomy between the weather on both sides of the planet, and huge differences in cloud coverage, and that changes our whole picture of the planet."

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Investors are betting on peace — but they’re not looking at the whole picture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

City Councilmember Nithya Raman came out ahead of incumbent Karen Bass in a new poll on the Los Angeles mayor’s race, though the poll’s director cautioned that it did not give the whole picture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

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

“Things are different now. It’s like the whole picture thing happened to two other people.”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead