in sum
Example Sentences
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It was the magnitude of the response that night at the Saloon, as on every other night they’ve performed, that’s inspiring their next moves: total domination in sum.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
In reality, there had been 115 total deployments, with some people counted multiple times; there were only, in sum, 86 FPS officers sent there.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025
Matt Bardo asked: "So in sum, it is not now and never has been possible for anybody from Post Office or Fujitsu to interfere with transactions, without the clear knowledge of the sub-postmaster?"
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
It’s possible that these influences could add up, Roberts says, but even in sum, “we are not talking about huge effects.”
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023
He paid attention to the way I coughed, laughed, scratched my head, spoke; in sum, all the external manifestations of what he called my gender identity.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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