amount to

Example Sentences

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However, two psychiatrists agreed his mental health did not amount to a defence.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“The prosecution’s theory is that truthful statements to the market can amount to fraud,” said lawyer Eric Rosen, who represented Left.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I asked if she worried that Pratt’s agenda would amount to punishing 70,000 people for the actions of a much smaller number, like the man who had terrorized her.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Officials say this will amount to a steep, 11% annual lowering of the cap by the end of this decade, and 7% from 2031 to 2045, in keeping with the state’s mandated targets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

And this touches me, somehow, even more than the presumptive lie about his assets: that this place he has described as so morbidly dysfunctional could amount to a real and compelling human community.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich