How to Use amount in a Sentence

amount

1 of 2 verb

• The vote will amount to one of the final acts of the committee.
  — Scott Patterson, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2022
• The few showers that popped up along it didn’t amount to a whole lot.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
• Why did Mom do that?—that amount to a kind of haunting.
  — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
• The jury must now decide if all this amounted to a crime.
  — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• Rain amounts over the next few days will be highest to the west and southwest of DFW where up to three inches of rain may fall.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
• Football analogies were thrown around about how the sides had made it to the 10-yard line, and now these items amounted a flag on the field.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• Rain may amount to another inch in the wettest spots, while others don’t see a whole lot.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022
• The variations of snow amounts year to year are substantial.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
• The three-judge panel found Ridgell's cannabis use was lawful and did not amount to child neglect.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• The tax savings from these losses amount to at least $138 million.
  — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2023
• New rainfall amounts for Tuesday during the day could be as high as half an inch.
  — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2023
• This is a map of the U.S. that shows the forecast areas and amounts that rainfall is expected over the coming five days.
  — Brittany Kubicko, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• Rainfall amounts probably range from 0.5 to 1.0 inches, but a little more isn’t out of the question in a few spots.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
• The scholarship amounts may vary each year depending on the amount of funding available under the law.
  — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2023
• The foundation said this first round of Thought Leaders giving will amount to about $4.5 million.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2022
• Biden and other Democrats in Washington deny that their actions amount to a bailout.
  — CBS News, 17 Mar. 2023
• New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2023
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
• The federal charges carry sentences of up to 30 and 20 years respectively, while the state charges could amount to a life sentence.
  — David Rutz, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2022
• There’s that great line about how Picasso will never amount to anything.
  — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2022
• The dollar amounts vary each year, depending on how much revenue the cap and trade programs generate.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
• The Legislature, still working on the budget for the coming year, has not set scholarship amounts for the coming year.
  — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
• But for the most part, court records don't specify how many such checks were issued and for what amounts — or whether the patient improperly cashed them.
  — Fred Schulte, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
• That would amount to nearly 2 percent of global supply.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 5 Oct. 2022
• For Saturday's drawing, the lump sum payment would amount to $278.2 million.
  — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2022
• Chemotherapy may also be part of the treatment plan, depending on the subtype and amount the tumor has spread.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 Jan. 2024
• That prompted questions about whether the government support amounts to a bailout and whether taxpayer funds are at risk.
  — David Harrison, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
• Yearly debt payments would amount to $2.5 million, to be split evenly between the county and the non-profit that oversees the complex.
  — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022
• Some Republicans, meanwhile, voiced doubts the speech would amount to anything.
  — Eric Bazail-Eimil, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2023
• To the contrary, there will be startup costs — amounts Leifman, Levine Cava and others said were still in discussion and can’t be revealed.
  — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024

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amount

2 of 2 noun

• What is the amount to be paid?
• The new law limits the amount a candidate can spend.
• The drug is not being produced in adequate amounts.
• An amount was finally agreed upon.
• When he died we found he owed money to the amount of $250,000!
• But the amount is nowhere near enough to meet the needs of Gazans in crisis.
  — Simmone Shah, TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
• There's also the amount of freight movement across the bridge.
  — Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 29 May 2023
• This is the sixth-most amount of cap space available for an NFL team.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
• This time oil and gas prices were down by a far more modest amount.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 July 2023
• If the trust clearly states this amount goes to your daughter, that’s one thing.
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
• Also, the loan amount is up to $9.2 billion, but Ford could use less than that.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 22 June 2023
• This season the Heat are draining an equal amount of 3-pointers at home and on the road (12.0 per game).
  — oregonlive, 29 May 2023
• And with that amount of firepower even there was no chance of getting sleepy even in the night scenes.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
• On the contrary, February, April, and July have the least amount of rain.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2023
• The beam of 32 feet ensures there’s a massive amount of main deck space both inside and out, too.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023
• During the spring equinox, the Northern and Southern hemispheres get around the same amounts of sunlight.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
• The worst day in someone’s life brings a great amount of entertainment to so many.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 July 2023
• Women spent more than twice the amount of time on meal prep and cleanup than men — 52 minutes vs. 25 minutes.
  — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
• Others might use grains like rice or quinoa – but each grain chosen, and the amount of each, affects the flavor down the line.
  — Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• Combined with jalapeño, onion, garlic, and lime, bring the perfect amount of tang and spice to every bite.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
• That’s a heavy amount of meta-text, all leaning against a show with a book and music that’s too simple to sustain the weight.
  — Vulture, 22 June 2023
• Next, hot glue 12 black chopsticks, evenly spaced, to the center of the metal circle with a good amount of hot glue and let dry.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• Just be mindful that this lamp has no dimmer, so be sure to get a bulb that provides the proper amount of light for you.
  — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• The boys raised an astounding amount of money — enough to plant nearly three dozen trees at $2,000 each.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
• This is a subtle amount of Galliano, one that spices the oranges while lingering in the background.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2023
• The team also needed to account for the small amount of space available to house the system’s components.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
• Place the tube lengthwise in the center of the paper and cut to size if necessary, leaving an equal amount on either side.
  — Paula Sutton, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
• The amount of your inheritance might shift based on their financial needs now and in the future.
  — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2023
• And Antarctic sea ice veered from record high to shocking amounts far lower than ever seen.
  — Melina Walling, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024