How to Use to the tune of in a Sentence

to the tune of

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Definition of to the tune ofnext
  • Would that not warrant--and to the tune of millions of dollars.
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • As seen in video shared to social media, Prince Louis danced and grooved to the tune of the music!
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
  • Ramirez and his family had picked up the tab for just about all of it, to the tune of at least $50 million.
    — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2023
  • April Fools’ Day arrives every year to the tune of laughter and groans.
    — Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The closures also mean a bold new expense, to the tune of $1 billion.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
  • One of Southwest’s best sales of the year is back — to the tune of up to 40 percent off base fares across its network.
    — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2024
  • For example, the Sun currently bathes the Earth in power to the tune of around 1016 W.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Thus far, the film is revving up its engine to the tune of a $10 million domestic gross.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2024
  • So far, the Biden campaign has gone on the air to the tune of about $1.6 million in eight states, but has not spent any money on ads in Ohio.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That's because Ostapenko kept missing, to the tune of 10 unforced errors in that span alone.
    — CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • That’s because Ostapenko kept missing, to the tune of 10 unforced errors in that span alone.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
  • On Monday, that was true to the tune of 12 different goal scorers.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
  • Israel says Iran supports Hamas to the tune of some $100 million dollars a year.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 9 Oct. 2023
  • In fact, the study released today confirms that rooms painted dark gray can help sell your home for more, to the tune of $2,512.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 20 June 2023
  • The couples stayed in a luxury hotel and dined in fine restaurants to the tune of more than $4,000 — all of which was billed to the campaign.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
  • His Facebook post about the exchange goes viral, to the tune of 45 million views within a few hours.
    — Heller McAlpin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The program does benefit farmers to the tune of $1.4 billion to $2.7 billion per year, the GAO found.
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Early returns show One Love beating Madame Web to the tune of $30 million or more.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Investor Michael Burry has taken a huge short against the U.S. stock market, to the tune of more than $1.6 billion.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But the Sullivan precedent didn’t get in the way of Fox’s being held to account to the tune of nearly $800 million.
    — David Enrich, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Using a makeup brush on her dad's forehead and cheeks, Harper gives David a touch-up to the tune of a Taylor Swift song.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Because, whether the labels choose to dance to the tune of technology or not, the music, as always, will play on.
    — Les Borsai, SPIN, 26 June 2023
  • Could taxpayers, expected to subsidize the project to the tune of $1.35 billion, be on the hook for even more if the project goes belly-up?
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The blockbuster opening of the Barbie movie over the weekend — to the tune of $155 million at the box office — is only likely to add to the craze for all things Barbie.
    — Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • In the weeks that followed, Gulden heard from employees—to the tune of 200 messages a week, at one point—who suggested changes at the company.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, there are costs associated with putting on such a large event for close to 20 years, but certainly not to the tune of $50 million.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Wichmann benefitted from the NHB tax scheme too, though only to the tune of about €100 a year, thanks to already low tax rates in her home state of Kansas.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • One such scofflaw that gets top billing in Hiltzik’s column is Home Depot, which in June settled a class-action lawsuit over wage theft to the tune of $72.5 million.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Last year, the company did a down round, raising $6.5 billion to the tune of a $50 billion valuation.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Traffic congestion is also choking our local businesses to the tune of $20 billion each year, according to the Partnership for New York City.
    — Samara Karasyk, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024

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