How to Use as a whole in a Sentence
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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
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Speculation now remains about his future in the sport as a whole.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
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Musk’s rocket company has been caught up in major headwinds for the Nasdaq as a whole.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026
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Quinoa Although quinoa is technically a seed, it is classified as a whole grain.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 2 July 2026
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Though the amount Xbox could be about to shock the industry as a whole should not be underestimated.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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The South Florida results surpassed the state as a whole but followed a statewide trend of improved scores.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
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Importing it into biology as a whole risks imputing a kind of cryptic self-awareness to all life.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026
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Eco effort The Six Senses brand is strong on sustainability as a whole.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
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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
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Season 4 as a whole had a stunning 8 out of 10 episodes above a 9/10, which nothing else has come close to repeating.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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Although Democratic voters approve of the DSA, voters as a whole do not.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
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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
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Miami-Dade is doing somewhat better than the state as a whole on these assessments, and Baker’s own analyses confirm that.
—Austin Horn july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
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Taken as a whole, it's been an overwhelmingly good year for the president with this conservative court supermajority.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 July 2026
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Disconnected systems that function independently but fail to show where the organization is exposed as a whole.
—Nick Rowe, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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While Costco’s bar cakes have developed a somewhat loyal following, other shoppers shared that bar cakes, as a whole, are not Costco’s shining bakery item.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
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Imagine how the community, and society as a whole, could benefit from a growing allocation to these types of Legacy Trusts.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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Creating team alignment is important to ensure that each department optimizes for the organization as a whole rather than just its own priorities.
—Eugenia Mykuliak, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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Mamdani was less popular with the public as a whole, with Americans overall disapproving of him by a 28% to 27% margin, the poll found.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
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The preparation was intended for the tournament as a whole, with players still training and travelling in hot conditions and potentially returning to an open-air venue later.
—Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 29 June 2026
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With transparency comes trust, and with trust comes long-term, mutually beneficial relationships that truly enrich the organization as a whole.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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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
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United Pyrotechnics’ strategy was representative of the industry as a whole, Heckman said.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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Yet in 2026, the defeat is accompanied by a far larger existential crisis about the state of the United States men’s soccer program as a whole.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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Netanyahu was somewhat less unpopular with Americans as a whole with a -18% approval rating, about 10% better than his showing among Jews.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
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With a new bunch of warrior pals, the Hulk threatens Manhattan and the planet as a whole, and Iron Man (outfitted with spiffy new armor) leads Marvel's finest to battle the big guy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
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Fitness tenants Experts at JLL pointed out that local residents tend to be more active than the nation as a whole, and that is helping drive the expansion of fitness centers here.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
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Public trust in American institutions as a whole, including the federal government, has been on the decline as political polarization spreads.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026
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The World Cup as a whole has been big for both Fox and Telemundo/Peacock, which has Spanish-langauge broadcast rights in the United States.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
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Nate Rose, a spokesperson for the California Grocers Association, said some grocers have had to overhaul their labeling systems, but as a whole, the association has been supportive of the change.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 2 July 2026
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