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Examples of sum total in a Sentence
in this case the sum total of physical evidence that a crime has been committed wouldn't fill a thimble
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And while Terry technically did not have a turnover on Monday night, some of his drives to nowhere wind up as the same sum total.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
His incendiary rhymes, which boldly call out the atrocities carried out by the country’s dictatorial regime, have resulted in multiple arrests and extended stretches in prison over the last five years, for a sum total of 753 days.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
This offering is even more sprawling than just a castle, however, and includes many outbuildings for its sum total asking less than $1.1 million ($1,057,207 to be exact).
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Sum total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum%20total. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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sum total
noun
: total result : totality
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