How to Use as a whole in a Sentence
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At the same time, this group as a whole has a lot to prove.
—Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
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The key is to think about the room's lighting needs as a whole.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2023
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His antlers had fine length, but the points were short and the head as a whole was light.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
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The Foundry as a whole has 9,900 square feet of retail space.
—Scott Turner | , al, 2 Aug. 2023
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Many are concerned for the fate of the district as a whole.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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Grade it, and the season as a whole, via the polls below.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
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What does that tell you about this group, and this season as a whole?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Indeed, the far right was no more unified than the GOP as a whole.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
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But there’s more to Bardugo’s books — and to the YA section as a whole — than a chance to get out of Dodge.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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And will the Dodgers lineup wear down the Yankees’ pitching as a whole?
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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This gets to the core of how people think of autism and disability as a whole.
—Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
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The project as a whole still needs more than $100 billion to be completed.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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What are your thoughts on musical trends, fads, and changes in the music scene as a whole?
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2023
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That’s not a bad description of Comic-Con as a whole in 2023.
—Peter Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
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That said, the vinyl experience as a whole can’t be beat.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 July 2024
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What effect did this have on the populace, on the country as a whole?
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
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That being said, the director ponders the point of the Oscar race as a whole.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
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But as a whole, the summer months have been productive.
—Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2023
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This appeared to be true not only of Britain, but of Europe as a whole north of the Mediterranean.
—WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
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The crux of the track speaks not only to Cyrus’ warm, hearty sentiments but also to his artistry as a whole.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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Grade the Season 1 finale and the season as a whole via the polls below, then hit the comments with your thoughts!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Thornhill, in some ways, is a microcosm of the Browns defense as a whole.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
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Rose says her designs are inspired by the U.S. Women’s team as a whole.
—Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 21 July 2023
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The Chmerkovskiy's as a whole are creating their own soccer team LOL!
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
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And, as a whole, Culver's came in at No. 7 on the list of best fast casual restaurants.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
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Luciana Lopez: Are the media as a whole asking Trump the right questions?
—Luciana Lopez, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
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For me, the bank robbery episode was the only one in which the plot, the strangeness and the social satire came together as a whole.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
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Maui as a whole is an engine of Hawaii tourism, the state’s biggest industry.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
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This is the ethos of Suits LA as a whole, thinking that its power comes from its ability to have everyone keep crossing various lines of loyalty, rather than making any of them matter as people.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
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That being said, many immigration advocates and immigrant business owners have said that the recent flurry of executive orders from the White House could impact this progress and the economy as a whole.
—Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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