How to Use whole story in a Sentence

whole story

noun
  • The whole story of the film is about wanting a Dior gown.
    Janet Kinosian, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Here's the whole story Reach the reporter at cvanek@arizonarepublic.com.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
  • By then there were a lot of conflicts on the staff over the whole story.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In so many ways, that’s the whole story of this album and this band.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Read through the whole story, or click on a topic to jump straight to it.
    Nicole Stone, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024
  • The nexus of the whole story is that Ruby is not allowed to go into the ocean.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
  • Users wrapped up in this saga aren’t convinced Leechin is telling the whole story.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Like Kavi and all of the American Girl dolls, Lila has a whole story to tell.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, inflation is to blame, but that's not the whole story.
    Alexis Davies, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Bose: But ship strikes don’t always tell the whole story.
    Tulika Bose, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Who knew all that talk about Juliette stealing the heat tape would be the lynchpin to the whole story?
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • Learn the whole story by tuning in with Philo, and watch the trailer here.
    oregonlive, 24 June 2023
  • And is thinking about the impact Kayla had on this whole story for the season — and then goes to the plane.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • To understand the vast differences between the two teams, the box score and stats don’t tell the whole story.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But the sheer quantity involved was not the whole story.
    Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The overall death toll, however, may not tell the whole story.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • And, out of this image, the whole story unfolded, and Fahim became the center of it.
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • But those splashy victories don't tell the whole story.
    NPR, 2 May 2024
  • That’s the whole story–and why this issue is so important.
    Bill Novelli, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
  • But this novel a paranormal, so that’s not the whole story.
    Olivia Waite, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s the whole story: The bathroom consisted of a tarp tied between two trees.
    Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
  • As with any record company, of course, music wasn’t the whole story.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
  • But brackets don’t tell the whole story—be sure to factor in other tax breaks when doing the math.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But non-French speakers wouldn’t understand the full name of the brand and, therefore, are missing out on the whole story.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024
  • The space [allowed us] to look back and then be able to tell the whole story a little bit differently.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2023
  • But streaming alone isn’t the whole story of country’s hot summer.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2023
  • And that rarely tells the whole story — or an accurate one — about whether a team will contend for a playoff spot.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Every great movie has an intriguing exposition and rising action that hooks you in, a compelling climax that shocks you, and a resolution that wraps up the whole story.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
  • What’s more, the measurements that analysts use to estimate presales don’t necessarily tell the whole story.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024

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