bird's-eye view

Example Sentences

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The film features footage of rehearsals, which she edited, and invites the viewer to get a bird's eye view of the unusual creative collaboration between the actress and the dancer.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Where “Eusexua” is “the bird’s eye view of the human experience,” Twigs says, “Afterglow” is meant to capture humanity through a more direct lens, where feelings are unfiltered and instantaneous.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

It provides what researchers describe as a "bird's eye view" of how structure and function fit together, said lead author Kelly Hiersche, a doctoral student in psychology at The Ohio State University.

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

Well, again, because we had the rights to the article, and we were only doing a bird's eye view of the party.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

First of all, we must orient ourselves in our task, and take a bird's eye view of our field.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund