How to Use enter the picture in a Sentence

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  • That’s why you’ll be relieved to find out that another, simpler way is about to enter the picture.
    — Tom Brant, PCMAG, 15 May 2024
  • That’s where lore deep dives on YouTube enter the picture.
    — Nathan Grayson, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
  • That’s when the players’ union could enter the picture.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2022
  • And that’s where people like Mac Pierce enter the picture.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Pears and leather blend together before bush fruit and cloves enter the picture.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • That’s when these slippers from Dearfoams enter the picture.
    — Katie Chang, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • Dustin May, who underwent Tommy John surgery in May, could enter the picture later in the summer.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • This is where discussion and debate should enter the picture, not a police action or a report to the dean of students.
    — WSJ, 14 June 2023
  • At what point did the book’s erotic undercurrent enter the picture?
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Another cold front could enter the picture over the weekend, according to the weather service.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The Great Plains enter the picture only in the late nineteenth century, with the coming of transcontinental railroads.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
  • The Great Plains enter the picture only in the late nineteenth century, with the coming of transcontinental railroads.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Gusty west-northwesterly breezes again may enter the picture, creating a slight wind chill.
    — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Meaningful rain chances don’t enter the picture, and barely, until next workweek.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The Conqueror enter the picture after being introduced last year in season 1 of Loki.
    — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The new law then gives county councils or commissions the right to veto one of these health orders — and that’s where local officials such as Powers Gardner enter the picture.
    — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Oculus IDs can arguably enable all of those things, especially when unique hardware IDs enter the picture.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Tracking those passwords can quickly become a chore, so password managers enter the picture to generate, store, and manage them with ease.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Tonight: Skies are mostly clear early, but some clouds may enter the picture after midnight and especially toward dawn.
    — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Congress would enter the picture only if the electors did not reach a majority decision.
    — Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 6 July 2020
  • Sun should reign but as afternoon dew points rise toward moist (palpable humidity) levels of upper 50s to low 60s, a few clouds may enter the picture.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The valuation of tech companies is also tied to future earnings, which look less glossy when inflation and higher rates enter the picture.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 24 Oct. 2021
  • And when a reporter like Sexton does enter the picture, sectarianism makes his job more difficult.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • Airport security didn't enter the picture until the 1970s.
    — Janet Moore, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
  • Heavy rain will likely enter the picture from late Saturday through early Monday, especially along the coast, according to the weather service.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 5 June 2020
  • Lynch, a hellacious-hitting safety, would spend the rest of his football career stubbornly trying to get to his feet when told otherwise by trainers or doctors, as if his father was, again, about to enter the picture.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2021
  • New characters enter the picture without feeling forced, and your most pressing questions from season four will get answered, all while creating new mysteries and events to ponder.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Where, then, can that hypothetical ensemble of states enter the picture at all, if only one outcome is ever possible?
    — Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2022
  • Shower chances enter the picture tomorrow morning, with a round or two of everyday thunderstorms possible during the afternoon and evening hours.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
  • For example, when couples are going through the adoption process, they are required to have thoughtful conversations about household dynamics and who will do what even before children enter the picture.
    — Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022

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