How to Use accumulation in a Sentence
accumulation
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Not much on this side of the state: less than an inch of accumulation.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2022
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More than eight years on, the fruit of this slow accumulation is her first book.
—Henry Hitchings, WSJ, 8 May 2022
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There has been a late April accumulation for the past two years.
—Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2022
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Most cut against the accumulation of habits and codes that guide the design process long before the first sketch.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
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That’s because plants respond to the steady accumulation of heat at the start of each year.
—Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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The total accumulation would bury the length of Manhattan to a depth of 126 feet — close to the height of a twelve-storey building.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023
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This may help to explain the accumulation of ice within the shielded craters of the moon’s north and south poles.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
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The world’s largest accumulation of trona is in Wyoming.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Oct. 2024
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The cut was filled in with rocks, and these promoted the accumulation of sand.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 29 June 2023
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Pull the Spring Clips Pull both spring clips and wipe off any dust or a light accumulation of rust from their surface.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
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Ice accumulation in these areas could reach up to a tenth of an inch.
—Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2022
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Combine that with a lack of accumulation of reactive oxygen in the scalp, and the cells start to die.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Dec. 2021
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This is simply the accumulation of layers of smoke, and not paint at all.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022
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Less than a half-inch of accumulation is expected each day for much of the area.
—Mike Rose, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022
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These both function well in the savings and accumulation phase of life.
—Jamie Hopkins, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Whether there is a light accumulation or not, highs should hold in the upper 30s to lower 40s as cold air settles in.
—David Streit, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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He’s sent an amazing 75 tracks into the top 10, which must be one of the largest accumulations of smashes among all hip-hop stars.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The cold air that will be in place sets the stage for potential snow accumulation on Monday away from the coastline.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2021
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Anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation is forecast across the region.
—Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 14 Jan. 2022
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Sometimes, the accumulation of these seemingly little perks was enough for a brand to make the list.
—Mark Stock, Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2023
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For now, the chance of drizzles remains low, with accumulations amounting to a few hundredths of an inch.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2023
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The San Gabriel Mountains are expected to get the most snow -- with accumulations of up to 14 inches.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 May 2023
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Rainfall accumulation will be less than a tenth of an inch.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
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Only by the accumulation of many such hours, morning and evening, in daylight and darkness, may droughts be brought to an end.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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The real project was always us: the work of understanding, and not the accumulation of facts.
—D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
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Up to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation is expected.
—Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2023
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The second storm is forecast to bring major ice accumulation this week from Texas to New York state.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2022
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But there’s much more to the apartment than a mere accumulation of objets de vertu.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
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The new set marks his forty-sixth appearance on the tally, which is one of the most impressive accumulations among any rocker still charting today.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Rain accumulation Several inches of rain have already fallen, and even more is expected to fall.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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