add up to

Example Sentences

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The parts add up to a novel that is scathing but discursive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Canceling unused subscriptions and switching to a lower-cost telecom plan can easily add up to hundreds or even thousands of dollars saved annually.

From MarketWatch

"We've held off for as long as we possibly could, but the reality is that the numbers have to add up, to ensure we have a future as a business and that our team earn wages that reflect the cost of living in Jersey."

From BBC

All told, plans for data-center spending in India that are already in the early stages of execution add up to some $70 billion, according to India’s technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Just because these tools can produce a lot of words doesn’t mean that those words add up to a high-quality government decision,” said Bridget Dooling, a professor at Ohio State University who studies administrative law.

From Salon