sum total
Example Sentences
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His unconditional affection is a great reminder that my professional output isn’t the sum total of my value as a human being.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
Europe is a sum total of different countries with different-sized budgets and diverse domestic politics and priorities.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
But not really much, ultimately about as much as the sum total of the unscripted “not a joke,” “not hyperbole,” and “I mean that literally” asides scattered throughout.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2024
In other words, the sum total of that company’s annual contracts adds up to the equivalent of the entire U.S. budget for diplomacy.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2024
And the sum total of all those differences is that in certain kinds of situations that require dealing with risk and uncertainty, Danes tend to react in a very different way from Belgians.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
