mount up to
Example Sentences
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The original judge said: "The mass of inconsistencies in all three accounts mount up to paint a wholly unreliable and inconsistent picture and one which as a result must be considered to lack credibility."
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024
The amount that it would take to significantly improve the lives of these workers wouldn’t mount up to a rounding error in a quarter’s earnings.
From Forbes • Aug. 25, 2014
This says that, given enough opportunities, the probabilities of even very unlikely events can mount up to be almost certain.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2014
Why you’ve dropped from the clouds, just in time to see me mount up to them.”
From Peter Simple by Marryat, Frederick
In most cases the heat in the axilla exceeds 103°, and may even mount up to 105°.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
