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
  • Or to the man who survived, and now wants to let the whole story be told.
    — arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2025
  • 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 whole story of how that played out can be found in Kreb’s account.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • But, as this list shows, in some cases, that isn’t the whole story.
    — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
  • If someone asks you about it, give them the whole story.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But the Standard Model cannot be the whole story of the universe.
    — Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 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
  • But physicists know that the fabric can’t be the whole story.
    — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Users wrapped up in this saga aren’t convinced Leechin is telling the whole story.
    — Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But the paper trail doesn’t tell the whole story, according to the team.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • 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
  • One of his final acts was to record the whole story in his memoirs.
    — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Bose: But ship strikes don’t always tell the whole story.
    — Tulika Bose, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But that does not tell the whole story of a tumultuous week for Merz.
    — Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Freeland was charged with three runs on nine hits, but his line doesn’t tell the whole story.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • His wife looks directly at the camera, the lines etched in her face telling the whole story.
    — April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • But that's not the whole story.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • And that’s far from the whole story.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Public school enrollment decline is a problem nationwide, but that alone doesn’t tell the whole story here at home.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Doug saying like Doug's whole story of like him making a skateboard for the first time.
    — Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Not to say that’s the whole game, the whole story.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.
    — Staff Reports, Florida Times-Union, 6 Jan. 2026

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