How to Use cumulative in a Sentence

cumulative

adjective

• The union staff said the cumulative effects of the past year will linger.
  — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2021
• To win, a team had to solve the most problems in the fewest attempts and the least cumulative time.
  — Marco Santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• The total cumulative change includes the change from both of those months.
  — Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
• The participant with the most cumulative points takes the pot.
  — Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
• Teams keep track of their cumulative points throughout the evening.
  — Rick Mauch, star-telegram, 14 July 2017
• But there the overall effect is one of cumulative pathos.
  — Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 11 July 2018
• Historic inscriptions in the rooms add texture and the effect of the quotes and stones is cumulative.
  — Noel Rubinton, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2017
• The cumulative number of cases for both students and staff are also one of each.
  — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2020
• Lottery odds are based on the cumulative records of the last two regular seasons.
  — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2019
• Each athlete will take three runs down the track and each run counts toward the racer’s cumulative time.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• The cumulative number of housing units the city wants to add borders on eye-popping.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2019
• The resilience of longleaf pine forests can have cumulative benefits for the health of the planet, too.
  — Jamie Dickman, Popular Science, 14 June 2023
• Every shot counts and matters, and it’s a cumulative score for four days.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 10 June 2020
• And, over time since the case's onset, the cumulative total of cases may be in the thousands.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2022
• But the cumulative effect was that the tremor was less intense going forward.
  — Ese Olumhense, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• Watched in a binge, even though episode-long lulls don't last long, and the cumulative jokes build nicely.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2019
• That can have a cumulative impact on the land and its inhabitants.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2021
• My belief has always been that great brands are the cumulative effects of great products.
  — Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 4 May 2018
• Don't think there isn't an art to it, though; the cumulative effect lodges in your chest, and stays there.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2022
• The time between cumulative case milestones also reflects a slowed doubling time in the state.
  — Matt Piper, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2020
• The cumulative result: one-person or shows with very small casts.
  — cleveland, 25 Aug. 2020
• But the cumulative effect of this year’s news was to cast doubt on whether that project would be completed on time — or at all.
  — Casey Newton, The Verge, 26 Dec. 2018
• And the blows, Straley said, were cumulative; the pain deepened with each new blow.
  — Carol Marbin Miller, miamiherald, 10 July 2018
• The union said the Delta deal will lead to a cumulative $7 billion in pay raises.
  — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
• It is stated in terms of monthly allowance, or the total cumulative mileage.
  — Houston Chronicle, 29 June 2018
• The cumulative results of the public vote will then count as one vote during next month’s selection process.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2019
• As a result, Halsey said, the cumulative impact of the virus on them is uncertain.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2021
• This isn't a cumulative list; our state is pretty awesome, so of course, there are many more.
  — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2021
• The film attains a cumulative power that’s quite moving.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
• The niche agency has closed a cumulative total of more than $1 billion home sales in the last seven years.
  — Brenda Cain, cleveland, 26 June 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024