How to Use as a whole in a Sentence

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  • But 67% of Independents, looks like the country as a whole.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • At the time, the company was in the midst of the kind of meteoric growth reflected by the industry as a whole.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • That suggested the Fed as a whole was leaning toward additional hikes.
    Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • Offers beneficial weight loss results. Gives you a mental and physical boost as a whole.
    Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Still, the United Kingdom as a whole remained the biggest market in Europe.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • This also allows sets to contain themselves or refer to themselves as a whole—and these properties lead to contradictions.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Bridges played well during the series, but the Nets as a whole struggled to generate offense, and defenders keyed in on Bridges.
    Sopan Deb, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The District 8 seat is one of three council positions that represent the city of Arlington as a whole.
    Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
  • But the impenetrable bond between the public and the late Queen did not extend to the monarchy as a whole, so where does that leave King Charles?
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 1 May 2023
  • Today, their role is to help people experience Venetian culture, so protecting the craft and the tradition around it could protect the heart of the city as a whole.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
  • In short, authenticity matters, for both individuals and society as a whole.
    Victor R. Lee, Fortune, 1 May 2023
  • At the same time, this group as a whole has a lot to prove.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
  • The key is to think about the room's lighting needs as a whole.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • The Foundry as a whole has 9,900 square feet of retail space.
    Scott Turner | , al, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Indeed, the far right was no more unified than the GOP as a whole.
    Grace Segers, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
  • But there’s more to Bardugo’s books — and to the YA section as a whole — than a chance to get out of Dodge.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • This gets to the core of how people think of autism and disability as a whole.
    Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
  • The project as a whole still needs more than $100 billion to be completed.
    Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
  • That’s not a bad description of Comic-Con as a whole in 2023.
    Peter Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • That said, the vinyl experience as a whole can’t be beat.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 July 2024
  • What effect did this have on the populace, on the country as a whole?
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • That being said, the director ponders the point of the Oscar race as a whole.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • But as a whole, the summer months have been productive.
    Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This appeared to be true not only of Britain, but of Europe as a whole north of the Mediterranean.
    WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The crux of the track speaks not only to Cyrus’ warm, hearty sentiments but also to his artistry as a whole.
    Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
  • Thornhill, in some ways, is a microcosm of the Browns defense as a whole.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Rose says her designs are inspired by the U.S. Women’s team as a whole.
    Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 21 July 2023
  • And, as a whole, Culver's came in at No. 7 on the list of best fast casual restaurants.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • Luciana Lopez: Are the media as a whole asking Trump the right questions?
    Luciana Lopez, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023

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