in the aggregate

1. Considered as a whole, as in Our profits in the aggregate have been slightly higher. [Late 1700s]

Example Sentences

“These are aggregate numbers, but we don’t live in the aggregate. Everybody lives in a different community, with different conditions, different challenges, and we are mindful that we have a lot more work to do,” Newsom said at a news conference in the governor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

We are not yet really seeing in the aggregate data, the impact of the immigration enforcement and deportations.

From Slate

“But I think in the aggregate, it’s something as you can normalize things with lineups and with minutes you can see. For example, our team, Dorian Finney-Smith impacts winning when he is on the court.”

From Los Angeles Times

That also left Columbus with a massive hill to climb in the aggregate score in next week’s rematch.

From Los Angeles Times

“The direct macroeconomic effects of these layoffs will be localized and small in the aggregate,” says Neale Mahoney, an economics professor at Stanford University, noting that roughly 1.5 million are laid off in a typical month.

From Salon