How to Use big picture in a Sentence

big picture

noun
Definition of big picturenext
  • Books The back-and-forth over ‘The Blind Side’ misses the big picture.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • And 1,500 years ago is not that long ago in the big picture.
    — Elizabeth Nicholas, Vogue, 15 June 2022
  • The best way to do that is to look at the big picture and not sweat the small stuff.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Make an effort to step back and take in the big picture!
    — Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • On top of that, what the big picture looks like, so we don’t get caught up in the small things.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Looking at the big picture, that might be a smart move.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Dear Wanting: The best way to move ahead is to take a step back -- and look at the big picture.
    — cleveland, 6 Feb. 2022
  • That way, only Leigh (and his crew) can see the big picture.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 May 2022
  • The big picture is to help users to save in dollars but spend in the Sudanese pound.
    — Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Artists try to apprehend the big picture quickly and, at the same time, get to the heart of it.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
  • In this case, the person who wrote the story failed to look at the big picture – or in this case the graph.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • Anyone who wants to knock him at short needs to look at the big picture.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • Focus on the big picture and don’t fret over the inevitable day-to-day headaches.
    — Mike Hardwick, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Wilmer sees the big picture 97 percent of the time, which is about 90 percent more than most of us.
    — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2022
  • But in the big picture, our debate over one play is beside the point.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 6 Dec. 2021
  • There aren’t a ton of big picture things that are still unknown about this group.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021
  • The big picture, on the other hand, looks exactly the same across them.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The big picture: Russia's isolation from the rest of the world keeps growing.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Look at the big picture and do what’s best for everyone.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • In the big picture of the series, history is on the Panthers’ side.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
  • Remember the big picture — both sides of the ball — and don’t let fear cloud your judgment.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Vincent, for his part, said something that should keep the focus on the big picture.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The study also took a big picture–look at which features brought in the highest prices across the country.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2022
  • Nothing about that big picture has changed with the latest polling.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The key is to not let day-to-day business conflicts interfere with the big picture.
    — Men's Health, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Even so, the big picture for Democrats is hardly shocking.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 June 2022
  • But if an artist doesn’t take time to step back and see the big picture, they’ll get lost in their viral moment.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • Neither the big picture nor the far more personal one gets short shrift here.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The Hawks developed a game plan for Reichel and are keeping the big picture in mind.
    — Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Rob Lowe is looking at the big picture of how the Brat Pack fit into the '80s entertainment landscape.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024

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