How to Use tally in a Sentence

tally

1 of 2 noun
  • What is the final tally?
  • Her second goal turned out to be the game-winning tally.
  • That tune topped the tally for 11 weeks.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The single has now spent five weeks on each tally.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • These were not counted in the vote tally.
    — Eva Flowe may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • That cut has spent 14 weeks on the tally and just one in first place.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This year, Iowa’s tally so far is 65.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Nine weeks into its time on the tally, the song hits a new all-time high point.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The bill passed the House by voice vote, not a formal tally.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The new project marks Deftones’ fourth leader on the genre tally.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Norway has also just added to its medal tally.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That brings the outbreak tally to nine cases.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
  • To forecast where oil prices go, watch the Strait, not the strike tallies.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The tally may change, even during the draft, should the Vikings make any trades.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • His tally for club and country is 973.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • No Premier League duo can match that tally.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Final tallies have to be in by April 15.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There’s also less pressure to keep an eye on the tally of player lives.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Eight different hits by the singer and movie star appear on the tally.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Neither is true this week, as the tally belongs to Drake.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The net tally of seats gained and lost was essentially a wash.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • Six league games into the New Year, that tally still stands at eight.
    — Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • In between the extra-man tallies, the Stars racked up a trio of goals.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Keeping this running tally seems to be one of the founders’ many inside jokes.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The song has now spent seven weeks on the tally throughout its lifetime.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The pop star’s latest misses out on a perfect sweep by just one space on one tally.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The tally of missing continues to grow hour by hour.
    — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • That helps explain why the sale’s final tally tells two stories at once.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Petro also took issue with the software used to tally votes.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • It’s been years since Lennox managed a brand new arrival on any of these tallies.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

tally

2 of 2 verb
  • The numbers on the old list and the new list don't tally.
  • He tallied his expenses every day.
  • But first, the votes need to be tallied.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Rosario Tellez tallied a shot on goal.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Demetrius Boswell tallied nine points.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This claim doesn’t even tally with the numbers.
    — Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Eight men came to bat and tallied three runs on four hits, a walk and an error.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The Bulls tallied 40 points at the rim.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And so far, that tallies 400 pounds of ground beef each week.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Noah Bluhm tallied six kills in the final.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Sidney Wright tallied three kills, three aces and a block.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Williams tallied five blocks and 25 rebounds in that span.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The sophomore tallied three goals and one assist.
    — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Pittsburgh tallied 21 hits as a team.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Everyone tallies up what is picked up.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • At the end of the night, votes will be tallied and the winning team will take home the trophy.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The game is scored with teams tallying points for innings won instead of runs scored.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • The game is scored with teams tallying points for innings won instead of runs scored.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • McCutcheon tallied her first two goals of the season with the brace.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The Red Sox tallied nine hits, four walks and struck out 10 times.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The Tritons tallied four field goals in the second half.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The Trojans tallied 12 hits as a team.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • Liz Hickman scored two goals and tallied an assist.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Boston tallied five total hits, two walks and struck out 12 times.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Taji Alexa tallied 14 points and eight rebounds.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Matthews tallied an assist in the loss, while Tkachuk did the same for his winning squad.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The Gators’ bench tallied a whopping 47 points.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Its week-to-date gains are likely to tally almost 17%.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Carter dished out five assists, grabbed seven rebounds and tallied two steals.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The 24-year-old tallied 16 points last season.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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