How to Use amount to in a Sentence

amount to

verb
  • That amounts to less than one drink each day.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • None of which amounts to a crisis.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • That amounts to a 48% price jump in about three months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • The bodega scene meant a huge amount to me to get right.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • None of this would amount to a blockade or an act of war.
    — Eyck Freymann, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That amounts to a chink in the Padres’ armor.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • This amounts to hundreds of millions of chicks a year.
    — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The increase amounts to $5 to $10 more each month.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
  • That could amount to a penalty of $2 million or more.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • That amounts to a nearly 52% jump in about two-and-a-half months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • That amounts to a roughly 50% jump in about two-and-a-half months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • But that amounts to a small shift over a narrow time period.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • That amounts to a roughly 50% price jump in about two-and-a-half months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Everybody paid the same amount to get in, which is nothing.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • What all of this amounts to isn’t just one problem but a stack of them, each feeding the next.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • Such anecdotes amount to an indictment of the times.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Add a small amount to a mason jar, rinse and drain them, and then repeat that rinse twice a day.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026
  • Overall, rain totals this weekend won't amount to much.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • For many residents, that would amount to about $1 to $2 more per month.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • That amounts to 3 drops in a 55-gallon barrel.
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
  • There is an overwhelming amount to digest.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
  • Not all technologies will amount to something.
    — Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • Not bad for a couple kids who weren’t expected to amount to anything.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Israel has denied that its war in Gaza amounts to genocide.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Got a tip about something costing an eye-watering amount to fix?
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026
  • My polite reply to her email doesn't amount to anything more than a trivial note.
    — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The ruling amounts to a major defeat for Democrats.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • At present, three months’ worth of minimum wage does not amount to even a single dollar.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In the near term, Kovler says, the move could remove what amounts to a huge tax burden on cannabis firms.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The three-point difference amounted to a few hundred votes.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026

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