totality

Example Sentences

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“On the case side of things, I wanted something that encompassed the totality of the show,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Connor: In assessing the reasonableness of an officer’s use of force, one must consider the totality of circumstances.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Witness accounts, background information about Ross and Good and details about what else was going on that morning will help them examine what Piehota called the "totality" of the circumstances.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The central bank says its decisions are guided by the totality of the data, but when asked which data are shaping policy or how heavily each source is weighted, officials have been light on detail.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

“Excuse me, but Our Town is quite possibly the best play ever written about the totality of the human experience.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm