How to Use big picture in a Sentence

big picture

noun
  • Don't lose sight of the forest- the big picture - for the trees.
    The Star-Telegram Editorial Board, star-telegram, 1 May 2018
  • Books The back-and-forth over ‘The Blind Side’ misses the big picture.
    Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • And 1,500 years ago is not that long ago in the big picture.
    Elizabeth Nicholas, Vogue, 15 June 2022
  • Don't lose sight of the forest — the big picture — for the trees.
    The Star-Telegram Editorial Board, star-telegram, 1 May 2018
  • The best way to do that is to look at the big picture and not sweat the small stuff.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Don’t think about the big picture, don’t think about the score.
    Christy Cabrera Chirinos, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The rest of us can step back a few paces and look at the big picture.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2018
  • The key, at least for me, was to ignore the big picture.
    Sara Dykman, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Step back and look at the big picture when you get caught in the small stuff.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Make an effort to step back and take in the big picture!
    Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • But the Cavs and Lue must still keep the bigger picture in mind.
    Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The anti-wind crowd in Ocean City needs to see the big picture.
    Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2018
  • The big picture is very good for us.’’ His back was fine.
    Bill Plaschke, latimes.com, 29 June 2018
  • On top of that, what the big picture looks like, so we don’t get caught up in the small things.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2022
  • In the big picture, what the Cavs need is lottery night luck.
    Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Which was a pleasant bonus, at least in the big picture, and brings us back to the present.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2018
  • In the big picture, this is just one game and a single loss.
    oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Looking at the big picture, that might be a smart move.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Dear Wanting: The best way to move ahead is to take a step back -- and look at the big picture.
    cleveland, 6 Feb. 2022
  • But in the big picture, when the camera pulls back, the movement slows.
    T.a. Frank, The Hive, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Sarkisian tried to shift the breakdowns to the big picture.
    Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2021
  • That way, only Leigh (and his crew) can see the big picture.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 May 2022
  • But big picture, Fiers looks to have stomped out of his rough patch.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The big picture is to help users to save in dollars but spend in the Sudanese pound.
    Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 11 Mar. 2022
  • See the big picture When demand is down, score luxe options with low-stress price points.
    Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg was right about the big picture.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • Dalio, who has been wrong about a third of his market calls by his own accounting, was careful to hedge, but not on the big picture.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • And – but the big picture is the president's focus on Iran not having a nuclear program.
    CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • But the big picture is even more stunning.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • But even as the big picture became ever more complete, there was a steady addition of complications.
    ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026

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