as a whole

idiom

: as a complete unit

—used to make a statement that relates to all the parts of something

Language as a whole is constantly evolving.

The lecture was intended for the group as a whole.

The company as a whole is doing well.

Examples of as a whole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, fans can stream it as a whole via a YouTube video or download it from their throwback GeoCities site (remember those days?), with a donation requested. —

Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024 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 In fact, the Cascades as a whole are under-monitored compared to many active volcanic arcs around the world. —

Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024 The system as a whole has a whopping 145,142 processor cores; my poor little laptop has six. —

Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 1 May 2024 This, in turn, devalues the acquisition and hoarding of knowledge as a whole, and fewer individuals can easily construct entire identities built on doing so. —

W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 1 May 2024 Barton said his highest priority as a judge was to protect society as a whole. —

Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024 Israeli officials have been pressing Washington in public and private not to impose the restrictions on the unit, fearing the unprecedented move would cast a shadow over its military as a whole. —

Abigail Williams, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024 Since the latter is much shorter than the main book, it’s read far more often, and this has skewed the interpretation of Kant’s work as a whole. —

Susan Neiman, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024

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