grand total

noun

: a final total reached by adding together other total amounts
They have managed to raise a grand total of $15 million in the past two years.
often used in a humorous or critical way to refer to a total that is unusually small
A grand total of two people have signed up for the class.
They scored a grand total of three points in the first quarter.

Examples of grand total in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This, his 49th in the category, makes for a grand total of 54 Oscar nods, including the five he’s received for original song. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024 According to the Academy, the late Walt Disney holds the overall record of career nominations, with a grand total of 59. Dan Heching, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024 By the end of the night, The Bear had nabbed six Emmys, bringing the grand total for its premiere season to 10 (the show picked up four statuettes at the Creative Arts Emmys the weekend before). Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024 Bradley Beal, Booker and Durant have appeared in only four games together for a grand total of 65 minutes, a lack of continuity that reminded several Clippers of their own struggles to keep their strong rosters healthy in recent seasons. Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024 Their efforts were richly rewarded because this year’s Dance Party to End ALZ raised over $300,000 for the Alzheimer's Association research grant program and that is a grand total of $2.1 million dollars since in the event’s six year lifespan. Staff Author, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023 Elsewhere, Five Nights at Freddy’s took the top spot at the box office for the second weekend in a row (+20), upping its grand total to $113 million, clearing the $100 million bonus threshold (+40), and clocking in at 213 fantasy points in two weeks. Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2023 All that hard work dropped the pool's temperature a grand total of 4 degrees (7 degrees Celsius). Michael Phillis, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023 Trump, on the other hand, added a grand total of 20. TIME, 12 Dec. 2023

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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20total. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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