totaled or totalled; totaling or totalling
Examples of total in a Sentence
Adjective
a total lack of support
a total eclipse of the sun
He demanded total control of the project.
What was the total amount of the bill?
the total number of words
The country has a total population of about 100 million.
Noun
a total of 25 square miles
that's the total for our wheat harvest this year
Verb
He carefully totaled the bill.
two and two total four
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 May 2025
Puerto Rico continues to lead U.S. exports of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, representing nearly 20% of total U.S. exports in 2020, according to the bureau.
—Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 May 2025
Additionally, Queen Bey has now played more shows at SoFi Stadium than any other artist in the venue’s history, with a total of eight, counting 2023’s RENAISSANCE tour.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
According to the World Bank, remittances sent to home countries in 2023 totaled about $656 billion — equivalent to the gross domestic product of Belgium.
—Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
Phiaton rates the buds as offering 11 hours if continuous use, and up to 28 hours total with the charging case.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 22 Dec. 2022
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Adjective
Season 1 of The Hunting Party averaged 4.2 million total viewers (with delayed playback).
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 May 2025
Puerto Rico continues to lead U.S. exports of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, representing nearly 20% of total U.S. exports in 2020, according to the bureau.
—Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
Raleigh is this summer's cheapest destination for a total of $1,036, followed closely by Jacksonville, Florida, at $1,044.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 May 2025
Additionally, Queen Bey has now played more shows at SoFi Stadium than any other artist in the venue’s history, with a total of eight, counting 2023’s RENAISSANCE tour.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
Clean energy and transportation investment in the first three months of this year totaled $67.3 billion.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
According to the World Bank, remittances sent to home countries in 2023 totaled about $656 billion — equivalent to the gross domestic product of Belgium.
—Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Adverb
Dunning upped his innings pitched total from 117 in 2021 to 153, which was the biggest marker of progress for him on the season.
—Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
Phiaton rates the buds as offering 11 hours if continuous use, and up to 28 hours total with the charging case.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 22 Dec. 2022
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“Total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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total
1 of 3 adjective
to·tal
ˈtōt-ᵊl 
1
: of or relating to the whole of something
a total eclipse of the sun
2
: making up the whole
the total amount
3
: being such to the fullest degree
total ruin
4
: making use of every means to do something
total war
total
2 of 3 noun1
: a product of addition : sum
2
: an entire amount
total
3 of 3 verb
totaled or totalled; totaling or totalling
1
2
: to amount to
donations totaled $120
3
: to make a total wreck of
totaled the car
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