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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