How to Use add up in a Sentence

add up

verb
  • Small amounts can still add up.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 27 Jan. 2026
  • All those things add up over time.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That just doesn’t add up to me.
    — NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Over time, these costs can add up.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That all adds up to a lot of bites.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 22 June 2026
  • But for some, the math still doesn’t add up.
    — Brock Keeling, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • These are small edges that add up to the edge.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Small changes might be able to add up to enough to break even.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2022
  • All of it adds up to such riches.
    — Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That stuff adds up a little bit.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And yet something does not add up.
    — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • These weights must add up to 100%.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Hay framed what those numbers add up to.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • But the story didn’t quite add up.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Does that risk add up, or does each roll of the dice stand alone?
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Over time, the monthly charges add up.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Over time, that reuse can add up.
    — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Over time, these moments add up.
    — Janelle Jones, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That recipe could add up to a contender.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • So the story just doesn't add up right now.
    — Bonny Chu , Adam Sabes , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That adds up fast over a multi-day trip.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But how much does that add up to over 18 years?
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Lawyers say that logic doesn't add up.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Over time, these penalties can add up.
    — Kat Tretina, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t add up the grades, add up the misery.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But on second glance, things don’t add up.
    — Catherine Erdly, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • That adds up to about 500 more home runs.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Something isn’t adding up here.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The numbers just aren’t adding up the same way.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But over the course of a long season, that adds up.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

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