Examples of “totality” in a Sentence

noun The whole amount or extent of something; completeness.

• The manager promised to review the totality of the evidence before deciding.
• He couldn't grasp the totality of the damage until he walked through the whole house.
• Considered in its totality, the report paints a worrying picture.

noun The period during a solar eclipse when the sun is completely blocked by the moon.

• During totality, the sky grew dark and the birds suddenly stopped singing.
• We put on our special glasses until totality began, then looked up without them.
• Totality lasted just over two minutes at that location.