whole - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • creation: The thinker exists first in a larger context; that of the whole of creation.
  • rest: What we have here is the agenda for the whole of the rest of the book of Exodus.
  • season: The WO argument Different people have called on all supporters to give the whole of the new season a fresh start.
  • parish: The whole of tthe parish except these three detatched parts was situated in the main portion of the county of Perth.
  • period: The cuckoo's stay in Britain is fairly short and it does not sing throughout the whole of that period.

Converse of object

  • cover: These microfiche indexes cover the whole of England, not just Nottinghamshire.
  • swallow: I have never seen roads like it before, giant potholes which I thought would swallow the bus whole at times.
  • occupy: He was later arrested at Nîmes when a plane parachuted materiel and was then set free when the Germans occupied the whole of France.
  • comprise: Initially EDO/MBM requested a large " exclusion zone " comprising the whole of Home Farm Industrial Estate.
  • serve: It is based in Wolverhampton but serves the whole of West Midlands region and beyond.
  • affect: The unfortunate may have symptoms affecting the whole of one side of the body.

Adjective modifier

  • unified: They also share a similarity of approach to writing poetry which links their work into a unified whole.
  • harmonious: You can't make a strong, harmonious whole by putting together incoherent elements.
  • homogeneous: Marriage = The dichotomy of contradictory themes which merge into a homogeneous whole that epitomizes the fragile, ethereal nature of the human condition.

Modifies a noun

  • thing: I'm writing the whole thing which is cool.
  • range: For the more textured finish a whole range of methods can be used.
  • lot: Got the feeling they had a whole lot more in reserve.
  • host: A whole host of gluten free dishes are clearly marked on our restaurant menus.
  • family: Speak French Vacation courses in France for the whole family.
  • world: Study opened up a whole new world to me.

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