How to Use accumulative in a Sentence

accumulative

adjective

• The accumulative effect of his injuries forced him to retire.
• The heat is subtle (about a 2 out of 10) but accumulative.
  — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
• But what goes up comes down, and 9% was wiped off the board’s accumulative market cap on Tuesday as investors retreated.
  — Fortune, 27 July 2019
• The five heaviest bass each day count toward the anglers' accumulative total.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2020
• Rita Hills in Santa Barbara, that has the coolest accumulative weather according to Greg.
  — Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
• For a book so interested in synthesis, itemizations of this sort abound, many of them traceable to Whitman’s own rolling, accumulative lines.
  — The New Yorker, 7 June 2020
• The accumulative feeling as people glance at their books piling up on the shelves, however, can have questionable adverse side effects.
  — Leonard Hoffman, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2018
• This knowledge platform contains the accumulative learnings from past AI initiatives and a clear vision for use of AI in your business strategy.
  — Mark Minevich, Forbes, 19 June 2021
• Using an accumulative point system, the card can shave several dollars off your final bill!
  — Jakob Polaco, kansascity, 31 Jan. 2018
• The effect is accumulative and devastating, and the memoir’s many pieces add up to an inventive reckoning with cultural silence.
  — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
• In comparison to the more accumulative installations on this list, Dan Webb’s exhibition may seem spare.
  — Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, 28 June 2017
• Here in Alaska, our communities are facing health impacts from some of the worst air pollution in the nation and persistent bio-accumulative toxic chemicals that concentrate in our food web.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 29 Sep. 2017
• Currently to get into Lincoln, a student has to score at or above the 60 percentile in math and reading on a national standardized test, have an accumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 or better and exhibit good citizenship.
  — Mará Rose Williams, kansascity, 9 Mar. 2018
• Although the four latest injuries aren’t considered significant, the accumulative impact could be taxing.
  — Jeff Miller, latimes.com, 16 June 2018
• Eligibility requirements are earning all As in the student’s Polaris program, maintaining a 95% or higher attendance rate and at least a 3.0 accumulative grade point average.
  — cleveland, 27 Apr. 2020
• Jakarta, Indonesia’s current capital, is sinking under accumulative pressures.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2021

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