How to Use greater/better/more than the sum of its parts in a Sentence
greater/better/more than the sum of its parts
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These help in their own right to brighten and repair skin, while squalane and meadowfoam seed oil help support the skin barrier, making for a product that’s more than the sum of its parts.
— Deanna Pai, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2024 -
The impact of this alignment will be greater than the sum of its parts, amplifying the challenge to U.S. interests that each state poses individually.
— Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021 -
So that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
— Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 28 June 2023 -
But as with the best stories, the truth is more than the sum of its parts.
— Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024 -
The axis of the sanctioned will be more than the sum of its parts.
— Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2023 -
Now this is a recipe truly greater than the sum of its parts.
— Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023 -
This is the first of the group’s projects to sound greater than the sum of its parts, to feel singular.
— Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2021 -
The filling becomes much greater than the sum of its parts.
— Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024 -
And those virtues and talents combine to form a whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts.
— Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2023 -
Sonically, though, the duo is greater than the sum of its parts.
— Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2022 -
Used as a guesthouse, just as his mom had hoped, the cottage is now much more than the sum of its parts.
— Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 26 Jan. 2023 -
But food, like other aspects of culture, is more than the sum of its parts.
— Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024 -
After all, just like any team, a company's brand is worth more than the sum of its parts.
— Aimee Meester, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023 -
Its power comes from a shared sense of community that is more than the sum of its parts.
— J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Leave room for chè chuối, a dessert of tapioca, coconut and banana that is more than the sum of its parts ($11).
— Chelsea Conaboy, New York Times, 20 June 2024 -
Of course, a great hotel is greater than the sum of its parts, no matter how exquisite those parts may be.
— Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2021 -
Here, each voice works to create something greater than the sum of its parts, which is rare for supergroups.
— Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 31 Mar. 2023 -
All those things happened together and the look became greater than the sum of its parts somehow.
— Monica Corcoran Harel, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023 -
But Apple is betting that its AI offering will be greater than the sum of its parts.
— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 June 2024 -
Our final impression after a tour aboard: The Absolute 52 Fly was more than the sum of its parts.
— Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023 -
When done thoughtfully, the combination can yield an output greater than the sum of its parts.
— Jeff Yasuda, Forbes, 17 July 2023 -
But the finished product is something special – the sweetness of the chocolate, the flake of the croissant and the tang of the sourdough work together to become more than the sum of its parts.
— oregonlive, 20 July 2023 -
In the past, physics has shown that this approach of trying to understand a unit as more than the sum of its parts is at the heart of many complex phenomena.
— Quanta Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023 -
Forget lonely pearls and single crystals, these clusters show that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Tiaras and crowns to embody your higher self.
— José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2023 -
But Bielsa’s team was far more than the sum of its parts and without the Argentinean in charge, those parts couldn’t function anywhere nearly as well.
— Steve Price, Forbes, 3 May 2023 -
While there will be vendors, performances, meet-and-greets, wig and sewing workshops and more, at its core, RuPaul’s DragCon is so much more than the sum of its parts.
— Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023 -
At first glance, a garden might seem to hold nothing more than the sum of its parts: flowers, greenery, perhaps some fruit trees or vegetable patches.
— Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024 -
But one fabulous bullpen stretch later, with the entire Dodgers pitching staff clearly greater than the sum of its parts, those questions have been answered.
— Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023 -
But Jefferson overlays the story’s most biting wit with layers of warmth, sadness and discovery that make this movie far more than the sum of its parts.
— Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023 -
Finca Cortesin is more than the sum of its parts, but each part has been created by someone of significant talent.
— Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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