How to Use greater/better/more than the sum of its parts in a Sentence
greater/better/more than the sum of its parts
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So that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 28 June 2023
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The whole was so much greater than the sum of its parts.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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The whole isn’t always greater than the sum of its parts.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
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But as with the best stories, the truth is more than the sum of its parts.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
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The axis of the sanctioned will be more than the sum of its parts.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2023
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Now this is a recipe truly greater than the sum of its parts.
—Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
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This is the first of the group’s projects to sound greater than the sum of its parts, to feel singular.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2021
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The filling becomes much greater than the sum of its parts.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
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He’s always punched above his weight and made a team more than the sum of its parts.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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And those virtues and talents combine to form a whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2023
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Topped with a layer of chocolate ganache, this crust is much more than the sum of its parts.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Sonically, though, the duo is greater than the sum of its parts.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2022
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Used as a guesthouse, just as his mom had hoped, the cottage is now much more than the sum of its parts.
—Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 26 Jan. 2023
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But food, like other aspects of culture, is more than the sum of its parts.
—Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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After all, just like any team, a company's brand is worth more than the sum of its parts.
—Aimee Meester, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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The works in the show involve actual art and actual science, and the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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Its power comes from a shared sense of community that is more than the sum of its parts.
—J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023
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Leave room for chè chuối, a dessert of tapioca, coconut and banana that is more than the sum of its parts ($11).
—Chelsea Conaboy, New York Times, 20 June 2024
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Of course, a great hotel is greater than the sum of its parts, no matter how exquisite those parts may be.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2021
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Here, each voice works to create something greater than the sum of its parts, which is rare for supergroups.
—Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 31 Mar. 2023
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All those things happened together and the look became greater than the sum of its parts somehow.
—Monica Corcoran Harel, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
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But Apple is betting that its AI offering will be greater than the sum of its parts.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 June 2024
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The whole is always greater than the sum of its parts, as each modality has its own strengths, which reflect onto the others.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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What happens when three powerhouse women join forces to build something greater than the sum of its parts?
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Our final impression after a tour aboard: The Absolute 52 Fly was more than the sum of its parts.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
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When done thoughtfully, the combination can yield an output greater than the sum of its parts.
—Jeff Yasuda, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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So many companies use this structure, because it's been demonstrated that a team is more than the sum of its parts.
—Jennifer Shewan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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But the finished product is something special – the sweetness of the chocolate, the flake of the croissant and the tang of the sourdough work together to become more than the sum of its parts.
—oregonlive, 20 July 2023
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In the past, physics has shown that this approach of trying to understand a unit as more than the sum of its parts is at the heart of many complex phenomena.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023
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When these elements work in unison, the outcome is greater than the sum of its parts: a business that’s not just agile, but unstoppable.
—Jan Gilg, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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