How to Use as a whole in a Sentence

as a whole

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  • Gregg agrees that gray has been overused as a whole.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Your gut—and your body as a whole—will thank you.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The same can’t be said for the Irish as a whole.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • What matters is how many get sold to the world as a whole.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe the fault lies with people in the metro area as a whole.
    Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • But for the season as a whole, it's been a mixed bag.
    Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The key is to think about the room's lighting needs as a whole.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2023
  • What does that tell you about this group, and this season as a whole?
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The bench unit as a whole combined for just six points with three turnovers.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • For Williams, the game as a whole wasn’t pretty.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The lifestyle as a whole is a gamble too.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • How is that impacting us as a whole?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That’s more than some top Italian clubs make as a whole.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The focus is on the casting of the film as a whole.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • If only the same could be said for the finale as a whole.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This news comes at a dicey time for Star Wars as a whole.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Think about what success means for you as a whole person.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • All of this still had an impact on the box office as a whole.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Ditto for the offense as a whole.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The same could be said about Brooklyn’s road slate as a whole.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Throughout spring, though, as a whole, the offense moved.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The same can be said of the Premier League as a whole.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Their four picks after that were a mixed bag, though, and that was their class for me as a whole.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • One strand is the pressures on the industry as a whole.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Hurricanes as a whole trust him, too.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Which series will have the biggest impact on the field as a whole?
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This popular spice is available ground or as a whole seed.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Is your landlord doing enough to take care of the building as a whole?
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
  • It can’t be made after that day by voters or the electorate as a whole.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

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