whole story

noun

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

Examples of whole story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The uprisings across the region stem from domestic grievances, but that isn’t the whole story. Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025 But field tests don’t tell you the whole story. Adam Roy, Outside, 9 Nov. 2025 Year-over-year data doesn’t tell the whole story, the report said, noting a choppy year with mini-surges to get ahead of tariffs, followed by slowdowns, and then often followed by another one-month increase. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025 But even if so, that’s not the whole story. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whole story

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Whole story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20story. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!