How to Use accumulation in a Sentence

accumulation

noun

• That’s because plants respond to the steady accumulation of heat at the start of each year.
  — Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• 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
• 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
• The cut was filled in with rocks, and these promoted the accumulation of sand.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2023
• 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
• These both function well in the savings and accumulation phase of life.
  — Jamie Hopkins, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Rainfall accumulation will be less than a tenth of an inch.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
• The state’s April snow survey this year found the greatest accumulation in the southern Sierra.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
• So you get shaped by this accumulation of cliches and tropes.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• This is when the state gets the most snow, with an average accumulation of 4.2 inches of snowfall.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
• Areas at about 1,000 feet and above could see spotty accumulations that may stay around a while.
  — oregonlive, 3 Apr. 2023
• The other five violations — stuff like the accumulation of grease on the hood and hood filters of a stove — were minor.
  — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Most of any accumulation is focused on the Blue Ridge and west, but a burst could cause localized grassy dustings.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
• Our worth is a function of this steady accumulation, year in, year out, of more and more real estate, plus the growth inherent in these times.
  — Janet Novack, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• This last year’s championship was an accumulation of a lot of great work.
  — USA Today, 19 Mar. 2023
• The accumulation of too much tau, however, can be a bad thing: Doctors often see a build-up of tau tangles in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
• If magma accumulation continues at the same rate, the amount should reach the upper limit next week.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
• Some very light accumulation on grassy areas is possible, mainly well west and north of the city.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
• So much retirement advice is about the accumulation phase of your life.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• Some slushy accumulation and a few slick spots may occur.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
• In a sense, your debut album Aster embodies the accumulation of your career up to this point.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
• My family hadn’t gathered in Montana to sort out the accumulation of debris that made up my life.
  — Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2024
• Our homes are typically an accumulation of items picked up along the way.
  — Sophie Donelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• But one person did make the point that higher education should have higher aims than just the accumulation of wealth, right?
  — Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
• The accumulation of these stories has an effect even if progress is too slow and backsliding is inevitable.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2023
• Observers can place a piece of white cardboard out in their yard and measure snow accumulation, for example.
  — Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024