adding up to
Example Sentences
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A billion here, a trillion there, pretty soon it’s going to start adding up to real money.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The weekly outlay for the “Hybrid Balance” came out to $70.80, adding up to $3,878 per year.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
Rates have doubled over the past few years, adding up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional borrowing costs for home buyers.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
From these calculations, Gough concluded that a single whale needs between 82 and 202 squid each day, adding up to around 73,730 squid per whale per year.
From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025
I imagined a magic square to calm down, all the rows and columns and diagonals adding up to fifteen.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
