sum total
Example Sentences
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The sum total of its response to the 2023 threat was to provide some common-sense IT advice, which promptly went unfollowed in many quarters.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
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
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
“Though, in fairness, I’ve spent a lifetime sum total of five hours in Atlanta. So far.”
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
