to the tune of

phrase

1

: using the tune of (a particular song)

Amusing lyrics were sung to the tune of "New York, New York."

2

informal

—used to emphasize that the amount or extent of something (such as money) is considerable

A telecommunications company funded the event to the tune of several million dollars.

He put his email address on the scoreboard, urging fans to give him their input (to the tune of 400 messages a day, all answered personally).

—Richard Hoffer

Examples of to the tune of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And some players are turning on the season as seen by them letting the Jaguars tear through weak tackle attempts to the tune of 183 rushing yards and three passing TDs by Trevor Lawrence. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

The Times’ visit to the new gallery in early October happened to mark 15 years to the day since NASA transferred the title and ownership of the shuttle (yes, like a car) to the California Science Center, to the tune of a $1,980,674,785 valuation. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

One Direction were ultimately right — and to the tune of more than 70 million records sold worldwide, five studio albums in as many years, and four world tours. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

But technicians to maintain machines, run quality control, and manage facilities are also in demand, to the tune of potentially tens of thousands of unfilled jobs by 2030. — Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for to the tune of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove