How to Use sum up in a Sentence

sum up

verb

• So, to sum up: Of the top 11 teams in the rankings, five come from the SEC.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
• This whole process is summed up by the title of the EP, Kismet.
  — Scott Huver, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
• That about sums up South’s play at today’s four spades.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
• As a kid, that pretty much summed up back-to-school season for me.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 29 July 2023
• All that makes trying to sum up the lessons of the recall a tall order.
  — Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
• Intriguing — that might be the best way to sum up Alexander.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022
• That's the best word to sum up my October home favorites.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
• In the first paragraph, attempt to sum up the person’s life in a way that tells a story.
  — Jeff Bradford, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
• Her tweets sum up how a lot of people have felt for much of the year —that a recession is inevitable.
  — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
• Easy on the eye, with technical chops to match: this warm, winter-ready vest sums up all the key hallmarks of The North Face.
  — Laura Holt, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
• What's the first thing that pops into your head to sum up your six seasons on Better Call Saul?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2022
• Which pretty much sums up the challenge for all stores.
  — Nikki Baird, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• In a news release, the plaintiff’s attorneys summed up their case as three-pronged.
  — Will Oremus, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• Owens said there is not one word to sum up the frantic feeling of scrambling to find food for a baby.
  — Fox News, 14 May 2022
• This is the time of year when media outlets run those types of stories — the kind that sum up loss and place numbers in context.
  — Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2022
• Hart's five-point burst over just two seconds summed up a first half of defensive highs and lows for Xavier.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
• Two plays summed up the first 11-on-11 and they were actually run plays.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
• Like so many living artists, Meisel may be reluctant to see his work summed up and put aside.
  — Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023
• It’s best summed up, students say, as a collective eye roll and a quick jump into the Settings app.
  — Monica Chin, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2023
• This, Scorsese appears to be saying, is how Mollie Burkhart’s life was measured and summed up at the time of her death.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
• That's the best way to sum up the 45 minutes played between Baylor and North Carolina.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022
• Summary And Key Takeaways To sum up, the scope for deep tech startups is growing fast.
  — Przemek Szleter, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• But perhaps the show is best summed up by the elegant cursive letters sewn onto the back of the boxer’s white robes.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• Back in Dallas, Garcia has a go-to phrase to sum up his long-term vision: weeding and seeding.
  — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
• In headline terms, his case can be summed up in three words: jobs, investment, and fairness.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 28 June 2023
• The lawyers for the sides must now sum up their arguments before the judge reaches a verdict, the timing for which is not yet scheduled.
  — New York Times, 13 June 2022
• Over a span of five years, this sums up to a potential loss of $1.1 billion per company.
  — Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023
• The primary thrust of his career could be summed up by the title of his 1992 box set: Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2023
• End-of-year reviews should not just sum up the past year, but should also prepare employees for the year ahead.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• Few cars can sum up the automobile style preferences of the 1960s like the Ford Mustang.
  — al, 11 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 7 May 2024