in toto
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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To put this in perspective, that $145 billion is more than any other country except what China spends on defense in toto and constitutes approximately half of China's full military budget.
From Salon
It would also be an affirmation that, when it comes down to splitting hairs, great awards ceremonies should be about celebration of greatness in toto, not simply as a zero-sum game.
From Salon
From there she goes on to spontaneously reinvent the song’s original melody in toto — not to “show off” or exclude the audience, but in service of the composition’s story and of the audience’s emotional experience.
From New York Times
"Nobody understands these systems in toto," he said.
From Salon
Cohen might consider refreshing her palette before taking the Greeks, in toto, down the tubes again.
From Washington Post
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