Examples of tabulate in a Sentence
A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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Votes were tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz and Carr.
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CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Both parties had to sign a contract with the county's election office, which tabulates the results.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
Science did lose out this year, though, in ways that researchers are still struggling to tabulate.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Both parties had to sign a contract with the county's election office, which tabulates the results.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
Science did lose out this year, though, in ways that researchers are still struggling to tabulate.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabulate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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tabulate
verb
tab·u·late
ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt 
tabulated; tabulating
: to count and record in an orderly way
tabulate votes
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