During the audit, she missed the wood for the trees by obsessing over minor formatting issues while overlooking the fundamental compliance problems.

By focusing only on minor details, the team is missing the wood for the trees and risking the project's success.

Madeiran wood pigeons gather at dawn on the cliffs to feed on the island's berries.

When planning the project, the manager focused so much on minor tasks that he failed to see the wood for the trees.

The forager carefully identified the yellow wood sorrel growing between the paving stones before adding it to her salad.

I grew up in St Johns Wood and still love taking walks through its quiet streets.

If you focus only on minor details, you will miss the wood for the trees.

The wildlife team recorded multiple wood and water joeys in the reserve last month.

After the storm toppled a few trees and flooded the yard, the farm hired a wood and water joey to fix the gate and haul buckets of water.

At dawn the giant wood rail slipped silently through the reeds, its deep call echoing across the flooded marsh.