sum total
Example Sentences
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It is now Saturday, and the sum total of negotiating progress that has been made is nothing.
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026
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
Europe is a sum total of different countries with different-sized budgets and diverse domestic politics and priorities.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 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
The sum total of vegetation on this land was enough to keep one cow in food for approximately sixteen days out of every year.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
