helicopter view
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Being one step removed from the loss allowed him to have "the helicopter view", he says.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2022
But I wanted to look at the situation from a helicopter view.
From Fox News • Jan. 22, 2022
“They have a helicopter view of the whole thing. So they will let us know the whole picture when we, as a city, may not be able to just using our information.”
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2020
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, Mayor Curt Zimbelman and Burlington Mayor Jerome Gruenberg took to the air for a helicopter view of the valley.
From Washington Times • May 29, 2016
They keep cutting to an aerial helicopter view as if they’re watching a car chase, but the kid in the well isn’t going anywhere.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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