How to Use amount in a Sentence

amount

1 of 2 verb

• The dollar amounts at stake are enormous.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
• The vote will amount to one of the final acts of the committee.
  — Scott Patterson, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2022
• New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
• New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
• Milwaukee could get trace amounts up to two inches.
  — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Dec. 2025
• 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
• Judges set six-figure bond amounts for demonstrators.
  — Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 24 Mar. 2026
• Rain amounts between a quarter and a half an inch are possible.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
• 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
• Even amounts under the legal level may not be safe, the doctor warned.
  — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
• To track rain intake, use a rain gauge and note the rainfall amounts in your garden journal.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
• New rainfall amounts less than a 10th of an inch possible.
  — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
• 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 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 are possible.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible.
  — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
• New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
• New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2025
• New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
• New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
• New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025
• There’s that great line about how Picasso will never amount to anything.
  — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2022

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.
• So that's a huge amount of money.
  — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
• The amount of screens is ridiculous.
  — Todd Longwell, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
• This office can cash prizes of any amount.
  — Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Sep. 2025
• This office can cash prizes of any amount.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
• This office can cash prizes of any amount.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• The amounts are large enough to move the token on their own.
  — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
• This is the largest amount of fake blood ever used in a movie?
  — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
• This time oil and gas prices were down by a far more modest amount.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 July 2023
• Expect full days with a good amount of walking.
  — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
• One key difference from last week was the amount of walks.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
• Those movies pack a good amount of star power between them.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
• These are the birthplaces of vast amounts of planets.
  — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 June 2026
• Those words now carry a tremendous amount of weight.
  — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
• And there’s a tremendous amount of foot traffic.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
• There's also the amount of freight movement across the bridge.
  — Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• Large amounts of greenery are also shown.
  — New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2026
• Feel free to use the same amount of honey or half as much simple syrup.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026
• Spicy bread-and-butter pickle chips add just the right amount of kick.
  — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
• But the amount is nowhere near enough to meet the needs of Gazans in crisis.
  — Simmone Shah, TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
• Specifics, such as timing and snowfall amounts, are still up in the air.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2026
• That was the hardest part for me, not touching the puck for that amount of time.
  — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
• That’s the amount Heraskevych (above) would have earned from winning gold.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
• And there’s huge amounts of anxiety.
  — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
• If the trust clearly states this amount goes to your daughter, that’s one thing.
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
• Fans across the world will stop and watch with equal amounts of hope, anxiety and fear.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
• New York still needed the same amount of power.
  — Nicole Malliotakis, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026