whole idea
Example Sentences
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The whole idea of saving money out of your income today is to benefit from compound growth so that you have more funds later on, when you stop working.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
“I was completely immersed in the whole idea that I didn’t realize that I really just wanted to go back to Mexico,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Charging a toll was "against the whole idea of international laws and free passage through international waterways", he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
I can see why the selection makes a kind of sense, but doesn’t it undermine the whole idea of the revolution itself, which was about an Islamic state?
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026
This was an interesting comment on the whole idea of reproduction.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
