in the aggregate

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

Example Sentences

Data from Indeed, a leading job-search website, show that job-posting levels are trending down month over month in nearly every industry sector, even though posting levels in the aggregate are still 2% above a prepandemic baseline.

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I have an optimistic view that human beings will find a way to leverage these profound technologies for good in the aggregate, such as what happened with nuclear.

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But with consumers continuing to spend, in the aggregate, and uncertainty around trade policy starting to fade, there is more optimism that the U.S. economic engine will keep powering ahead.

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“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.

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

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