the whole picture
Example Sentences
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"Heart rate does not tell you the whole picture of what's happening," he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Remember that unless your therapist has met your parents, they may not see the whole picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 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
Being a writer is just a small part of the whole picture, to me, of our very rich and very nourishing friendship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
But Aunt Jessie didn’t quite have the whole picture from Emma’s letter.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
