How to use "sum" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "sum" in popular movie and book plots

  • The heist is successful, and the gang escapes with a large sum in diamonds.  - A Fish Called Wanda
  • Marnie repeats her crime at Mark’s company, stealing a large sum of money and fleeing.  - Marnie (film)
  • One can simply go to the bank and request any sum and borrow it interest-free.  - The Futurological Congress
  • As he leaves the building, Schmidt sees the contents and files of his office, the sum of his entire career, set out for garbage collectors.  - About Schmidt
  • Lawrence Cavendish would also come into a considerable sum of money.  - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • She is visited by her criminal son, who hides a package containing a large sum of money, in her unused spare room.  - The Whisperers
  • It introduces itself to the terrified girl as "the sum of all evils".  - Heavy Metal (film)
  • When Edgar Draque (Leon Ames) offers Nora a large sum for the painting, Nick wonders why it is so valuable.  - The Thin Man Goes Home
  • He reveals that his wife, Marfa Petrovna, is dead, and that he is willing to pay Dunya a vast sum of money in exchange for nothing.  - Crime and Punishment
  • In a moment of poor judgment, he succumbs to the temptation to embezzle a large sum of money.  - Sister Carrie
  • The don is also still demanding a large sum of money from Irene for her unauthorized activities in Nevada, which she doesn't want to pay.  - Prizzi's Honor
  • Bowling is wondering what to do with a modest sum of money that he has won on a horserace and which he has concealed from his wife and family.  - Coming Up for Air
  • The Count demands this sum to fulfil their credit agreement, and Danglars embezzles the hospital fund.  - The Count of Monte Cristo
  • He then confronts Thénardier with his crimes and offers him an immense sum to depart and never return.  - Les Misérables
  • Some time later, champion boxer Butch Coolidge accepts a large sum from Marsellus to take a dive in his upcoming match.  - Pulp Fiction
  • According to Henry Howard, De Vere paid a large sum for the property and renovations to it.  - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

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