How to Use to the tune of in a Sentence
to the tune of
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But the last two weeks have been atrocious, to the tune of 11 earned runs in his last nine innings.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
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France ended the group stage with a tournament-best goal differential of plus-eight, then crushed Sweden to the tune of 3-0 to begin the knockout rounds.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
4 July 2026
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Public records obtained by BusinessDen detail the outside firms the town has hired, some to the tune of $800 an hour, in connection with the purchase.
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Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
6 July 2026
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In 2022 alone, Anthony Carone funneled money to his brother to the tune of $500,000 through his law firm bank account, prosecutors said.
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Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
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China’s crackdown on offshore securities trading hit one of the biggest US trading firms to the tune of $70 million — and shows that (alleged) insider trading hasn’t moved entirely to prediction markets.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
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Meanwhile, according to the outlet, taxpayers will be funding the ballroom's security, potentially to the tune of $397 million, via the Secret Service budget.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
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Pop prince Justin Timberlake and actress Jessica Biel wed to the tune of about $6 million in 2012, according to Business Insider (BI).
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 July 2026
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But Verbeek’s comments indicated he was not pressed to replace McTavish just a year after extending him to the tune of $42 million and prioritizing him over Trevor Zegras, who then had a comeback campaign in Philadelphia.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
28 June 2026
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