half the story

phrase

—used to say that there are other matters in addition to what was stated

The restaurant has great desserts, but that's only/just half the story. It also has wonderful entertainment.

Examples of half the story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than a golf course Of course, those hacking it up on the course are only half the story. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Some observers took that as evidence that high gas prices alone wouldn’t push Americans toward fully electric cars, but that conclusion misses half the story. — John Paul Helveston, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

So the money is only half the story, and probably the less interesting half. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

But competition for scarce goods is only half the story. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for half the story

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• feudatory
• gustatory