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 Local educators say that the numbers may not be telling the whole story. Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024 But the heat index still doesn’t tell the whole story. Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 June 2024 No matter what’s dragging you down at the moment, you’re not required to share the whole story with the world in the name of honesty. Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024 Funny enough, one of two threads Elsbeth finds to tug on and unravel Holmes’s whole story is provided in the establishing details of the alibi itself. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for whole story 

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“Whole story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20story. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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