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 And while pay for doctors is actually increasing overall, top-line numbers don’t tell the whole story. Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 23 May 2024 As with any record company, of course, music wasn’t the whole story. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024 The whole story is unbelievable and still, 60 years on, Caroline still exists. Tom Rivers, ABC News, 18 May 2024 Read through the whole story, or click on a topic to jump straight to it. Nicole Stone, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024 That’s not the whole story Trio of politicians lives up — or down — to city’s disgraced reputation City code lets mayor have a dozen side gigs. Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024 The show’s curator, Russell Shorto, writes in the New York Times that correctly honoring 400 years of Dutch occupation means simply telling the whole story. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024 But those splashy victories don't tell the whole story. NPR, 2 May 2024 But Viall doesn't believe that problems with their living arrangement tells the whole story. Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024

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“Whole story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20story. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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