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

"The whole picture looks a lot different from what we knew at that time."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

“We just want the whole picture, Mrs. Carter. That’s all.”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas