amount to

Example Sentences

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I contributed a small amount to the down payment, which I considered a gift.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

That would amount to about $50 million if the incentive fee charged in the first quarter remains constant through March 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

When director Don Hardy asked to start filming Perry, she assumed it would amount to social media content.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

In December, the Fed began buying $40 billion a month of Treasury bills, or T-bills, but recently lowered that amount to about $25 billion.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Livermore seemed to be an auxiliary outpost caught between two larger labs, Los Alamos and Berkeley, and it was hardly unreasonable to wonder, with Rabi, if it would ever amount to more.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik