Example Sentences

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In March, the company said it expected revenue of $11.35 billion to $11.5 billion, which would have amounted to modest sales growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Prosecutors had demanded that the 65-year-old be sentenced to death – which, in a country that has not carried out an execution since 1997, would have amounted to a life sentence.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

And they also remember Zuckerberg’s Metaverse ambitions, which have amounted to more than $70 billion in losses over the past five years.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

The company’s final quarterly tally of 497,099 Teslas delivered was higher than Wall Street analysts’ estimates of 456,000 deliveries, which would have amounted to a 1.5% decline, according to FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

“I do wonder what a boy of your intelligence might have amounted to under different circumstances.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo