as a whole

phrase

: as a complete unit

—used to make a statement that relates to all the parts of something

Language as a whole is constantly evolving.

The lecture was intended for the group as a whole.

The company as a whole is doing well.

Examples of as a whole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For comparison, the city of Fort Worth as a whole consumed an average of 216 million gallons of water per day in 2025. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026

Other Stones records contain more classics and better production, but none holds together as well as a whole or comes as close to the sublime as this one. — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Bus riders are also more likely to be Black, Latino, or more recent immigrants than the city’s population as a whole. — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Importing it into biology as a whole risks imputing a kind of cryptic self-awareness to all life. — Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for as a whole

• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole
• omeprazole
• oriole