How to Use accumulation in a Sentence
accumulation
noun-
The world’s largest accumulation of trona is in Wyoming.
— Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Oct. 2024 -
Having an accumulation of assets now will give the Jazz options on how to proceed.
— Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 July 2022 -
For starters, sleep deprivation leads to an accumulation of what scientists call sleep debt.
— Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 13 July 2022 -
Since then, their accumulation of cultural power has been amazing.
— Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 July 2022 -
This leads to the accumulation of pharmaceutical drugs such as opioids and antidepressants in our water and soil.
— Mark Krupnik, Forbes, 19 July 2022 -
The swath of heaviest rain accumulation depends heavily on the exact positioning of the front, and the track and intensity of the low pressure along it.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 -
That’s because plants respond to the steady accumulation of heat at the start of each year.
— Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 -
The total accumulation would bury the length of Manhattan to a depth of 126 feet — close to the height of a twelve-storey building.
— Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023 -
This may help to explain the accumulation of ice within the shielded craters of the moon’s north and south poles.
— Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023 -
The cut was filled in with rocks, and these promoted the accumulation of sand.
— Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 29 June 2023 -
Pull the Spring Clips Pull both spring clips and wipe off any dust or a light accumulation of rust from their surface.
— Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023 -
These both function well in the savings and accumulation phase of life.
— Jamie Hopkins, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Whether there is a light accumulation or not, highs should hold in the upper 30s to lower 40s as cold air settles in.
— David Streit, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024 -
Sometimes, the accumulation of these seemingly little perks was enough for a brand to make the list.
— Mark Stock, Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2023 -
For now, the chance of drizzles remains low, with accumulations amounting to a few hundredths of an inch.
— Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2023 -
The San Gabriel Mountains are expected to get the most snow -- with accumulations of up to 14 inches.
— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 May 2023 -
Rainfall accumulation will be less than a tenth of an inch.
— Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Only by the accumulation of many such hours, morning and evening, in daylight and darkness, may droughts be brought to an end.
— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 -
Up to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation is expected.
— Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2023 -
The state’s April snow survey this year found the greatest accumulation in the southern Sierra.
— Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023 -
So you get shaped by this accumulation of cliches and tropes.
— Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023 -
This is when the state gets the most snow, with an average accumulation of 4.2 inches of snowfall.
— Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023 -
Areas at about 1,000 feet and above could see spotty accumulations that may stay around a while.
— oregonlive, 3 Apr. 2023 -
The other five violations — stuff like the accumulation of grease on the hood and hood filters of a stove — were minor.
— Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023 -
Most of any accumulation is focused on the Blue Ridge and west, but a burst could cause localized grassy dustings.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023 -
In large part, not by running all-out 400-meter repeats twice a week, but by the steady accumulation of long runs and tempo runs for months on end.
— Mark Coogan, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Our worth is a function of this steady accumulation, year in, year out, of more and more real estate, plus the growth inherent in these times.
— Janet Novack, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023 -
This last year’s championship was an accumulation of a lot of great work.
— USA Today, 19 Mar. 2023 -
Dripping Springs saw at least a half-inch of ice accumulation; some areas saw closer to an inch.
— Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2023 -
Moreover, as the Urban Institute noted, there’s a link between housing affordability and wealth accumulation.
— Trixy Castro, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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