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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Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
In 2024, there were 285 total cases nationwide with no deaths reported by the CDC.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
New members who join the program in May will be automatically entered to win, and a total of 12 winners will be selected at random, the chain said in a news release.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
After the two rounds of grant funding, 163 reimbursement grants were awarded to more than 60 school districts, totaling over $178 million in state grants to municipalities, the CEA stated.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 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
The double-digit number of people laid off may be a small fraction of the 10,000 total layoffs at HHS, but the cuts included the person who determines what funds each state receives for the program.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
In 2024, there were 285 total cases nationwide with no deaths reported by the CDC.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
Half of states in the US are now reporting measles cases, with the national total surpassing 800 cases so far this year, according to a CNN tally.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
New members who join the program in May will be automatically entered to win, and a total of 12 winners will be selected at random, the chain said in a news release.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Donovan Mitchell totaled a game-high 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field and 2-of-9 shooting on threes, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
After the two rounds of grant funding, 163 reimbursement grants were awarded to more than 60 school districts, totaling over $178 million in state grants to municipalities, the CEA stated.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 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 2 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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