whole story

noun

: all the facts : everything
They failed to tell us the whole story.

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But these general trends do not tell the whole story. Piotr Winkielman, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025 Freeland was charged with three runs on nine hits, but his line doesn’t tell the whole story. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025 But the results of that test won't tell the whole story, says Dr. Randall Bateman, a neurology professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025 Learn the whole story at Fort Miles Museum and Historical Area. Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whole story

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“Whole story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20story. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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