How to Use grand total in a Sentence

grand total

noun
  • The Bulldogs have lost a grand total of three games in the last three years.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • He was thrown six passes, caught four of them and had a grand total of 39 yards.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Pickens had one catch on six targets for a grand total of zero yards.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Back then, there were a grand total of four channels on TV.
    — Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, just four series are landing, and a grand total of zero movies.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • As a team, Clemson amassed a grand total of 31 yards on the ground.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Thirty-four minutes into this match, there has been a grand total of one shot on goal.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Nguyen Jets gain a grand total of 3 yards on that drive, and get a field goal for their troubles.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The livestream lasted a grand total of five and a half hours, and in the end, revealed 27 names.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Their margins are slim, having outscored their opponents by a grand total of eight runs.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 May 2026
  • With no parades, no rings and a grand total of two playoff series victories to show for it.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The field of 12 has a grand total of five Grade 1 or Group 1 wins this year.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • So far this year, the founder of Moms First, has received a grand total of 10.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That’s all that happens in the TikTok video, which lasts a grand total of about five seconds.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
  • Since his rookie year, Dobbins has played in a grand total of 32 games over five seasons.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Luciano received a grand total of 21 at-bats after the trade deadline.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Chances are your grand total will still cost less than grabbing a pair of espadrilles from Chanel's latest season.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 23 June 2023
  • Mello stopped a grand total of 5 penalty kicks in the state semifinals and final.
    — Robert Clark, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Russell spent most of her days doing a grand total of nothing, sleeping in and piling up books in her apartment.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a cancelling of points for me, and a grand total of ZERO.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Byham tallied a grand total of one mental error for Roush all season.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Lopez didn’t make a 3-pointer his first six seasons in the league, while Horford made a grand total of three in his first five.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • But mention that grand total around City Hall, and people point to Meera Joshi.
    — John Surico, Curbed, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But at that point what would actually end up on the chopping block — and the grand total of the budget cut — still remained to be seen.
    — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 25 Nov. 2025
  • In that case, Grand Targhee, with a grand total of 2,600 skiable acres, comes out on top.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
  • All in all, the historic indictment brought a grand total of 41 charges against 19 people.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The prolific songwriter has been nominated a grand total of 16 times and in ten of the last eleven years.
    — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Kazee played in a grand total of four games in Cleveland, participating in just 48 total snaps.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Five levels sport wide-plank floors, exposed beam ceilings, and a grand total of 30 windows for abundant natural light.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2025
  • This is nine playoff wins in a row for Mike Brown’s team, and their only two losses in the playoffs coming by a grand total of two points.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026

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