How to Use sum up in a Sentence

sum up

verb

• So, to sum up: Of the top 11 teams in the rankings, five come from the SEC.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
• This whole process is summed up by the title of the EP, Kismet.
  — Scott Huver, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
• So to sum up, the Dodgers’ trade deadline deals were sort of ...
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
• This picture sums up this man’s life over the last decade.
  — Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2024
• That shot of him in the archival footage sums up everything.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
• How to sum up the year 2020 for New Orleans restaurants and bars?
  — Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 28 Dec. 2020
• For her, that motto continues to sum up the ethos of the event.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
• That about sums up South’s play at today’s four spades.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
• After Sunday’s game, Harbaugh tried to find the words to sum up the loss.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 25 Oct. 2021
• As a kid, that pretty much summed up back-to-school season for me.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 29 July 2023
• Twenty cities is far too few to sum up all the world’s beauty.
  — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2024
• All that makes trying to sum up the lessons of the recall a tall order.
  — Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
• Intriguing — that might be the best way to sum up Alexander.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022
• That seems to sum up the weird black magic of this musical.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2021
• That's the best word to sum up my October home favorites.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
• The simplest way to sum up what happened over the rest of the opening half is this: Lakers 55, Heat 25.
  — Tim Reynolds, SFChronicle.com, 30 Sep. 2020
• But his years on the court don't begin to sum up a life that spilled off the hardwood and into fans' hearts.
  — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 23 Feb. 2020
• Tough is the right adjective to sum up Duke and UNC's seasons.
  — David Thompson, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2021
• To sum up the point here, Oregon picked off Rising twice and got nothing out of it.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Dec. 2021
• In addition to the photos, Morris is featured in the video that summed up the night.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
• In the first paragraph, attempt to sum up the person’s life in a way that tells a story.
  — Jeff Bradford, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
• To sum up, on the piddling case that everyone’s heard about, Foxx screwed up.
  — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
• So sum up your theory, and tell us a bit more about what that could mean for the market?
  — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2021
• Miller likes the ring of that better, although all those words seem to sum up his mound presence.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2021
• Her tweets sum up how a lot of people have felt for much of the year —that a recession is inevitable.
  — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
• Extreme is a good way to sum up DeChambeau's approach to golf.
  — Paul Newberry, Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
• Easy on the eye, with technical chops to match: this warm, winter-ready vest sums up all the key hallmarks of The North Face.
  — Laura Holt, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
• What's the first thing that pops into your head to sum up your six seasons on Better Call Saul?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2022
• Which pretty much sums up the challenge for all stores.
  — Nikki Baird, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Nov 2024