bird's-eye view

Example Sentences

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For that reason, I suggest you enlist independent third-party help: a fee-only fiduciary who can give you a bird’s-eye view of your finances and who has no incentive to sell you another policy.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Those sitting in the second tier and gallery had a breathtaking bird's-eye view of the action as Jonas hit the canvas in the ninth after a slip.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

You have a bird’s-eye view in some scenes.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

A quantum computer, he says, has a bird’s-eye view of the same maze, which makes it easier to see the optimum pathway all at once.

From Science Magazine • May 30, 2024

It dawned on me that a clearer trajectory through this morass would consist of zooming in from a bird’s-eye view to increasingly microscopic components.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker