sum total

Example Sentences

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I give her a one-page spreadsheet listing where all our money is, the balances and how the sum total compares with previous years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Ten minutes versus Nice; 28 versus Fraserburgh; 12 versus Motherwell; and one against St Mirren has been the sum total of Rice's first-team involvement.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

The sum total of these ideas is our culture, which “makes our individual lives rich and fulfilling,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

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

Steve Jobs, too, gave credit to his arts training, which was just about the sum total of his higher education.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove