enter the picture
idiom
: to be considered as part of a situation
Marriage never entered the picture until now.
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This is where the best Airbnbs in Paris enter the picture.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
As Corina’s supportive mother, Politi’s humorous tenderness makes for a memorable onscreen presence, while Cristo Fernández, playing a new clerk at the local store named Carlos, doesn’t so much enter the picture as a romantic interest, but a friendly ally.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
That’s where the critics enter the picture once again, as few take Kinkade’s kitsch creations — which have been mass produced as coffee mugs, collectable plates and dust catchers of all kinds — seriously enough to qualify as art.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
This leads to some narrative challenges, especially when – spoiler alert – new generations of leverets enter the picture.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
As Corina’s supportive mother, Politi’s humorous tenderness makes for a memorable onscreen presence, while Cristo Fernández, playing a new clerk at the local store named Carlos, doesn’t so much enter the picture as a romantic interest, but a friendly ally.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
That’s where the critics enter the picture once again, as few take Kinkade’s kitsch creations — which have been mass produced as coffee mugs, collectable plates and dust catchers of all kinds — seriously enough to qualify as art.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
This leads to some narrative challenges, especially when – spoiler alert – new generations of leverets enter the picture.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enter the picture
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“Enter the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enter%20the%20picture. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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