big picture
Americannoun
-
big pictures
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In the big picture, however, there’s little evidence that AI has destroyed many jobs, economists say.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
I couldn't have been happier for him for what he achieved and when he came back to the training ground, we took a big picture with him.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The news on the battlefront and in the air war is bad enough for the Kremlin; the big picture looks even worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The big picture also includes ongoing declining enrollment — funding ultimately is linked to enrollment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
They bought a big picture book, Scenic Wonders of America, and talked about making a trip to the Grand Canyon.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
