How to Use on the whole in a Sentence

on the whole

phrase

• The video assistant referee, on the whole, was judged to have been a success.
  — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
• Some characteristics can, however, be defined as on the whole necessary for any beach and any mood.
  — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
• For the first time in a while, there might be a case to be made that the Eastern Conference is better than the Western Conference on the whole.
  — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
• There were a few scientific papers that came out of the journey and some useful geological and survey work, but on the whole, the expedition’s accomplishments were minor.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
• Some individual defenders have played well, but on the whole, the defense has been abysmal, and it can’t be blamed solely on injuries to players like Lindor and Marcus Semien.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026
• This was offered as a way of talking about the Spanish capital on the whole, but it has been widely interpreted as flirting with 15-time Champions League winners Los Blancos.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026