and counting

phrase

: with more to come
in business for 50 years and counting

Examples of and counting in a Sentence

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Jackie, who had fought off two other eagles in her territory but was suffering from a mysterious underlying illness, has now been at the facility for about three weeks and counting. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 The Bring Boom Back’s official Discord server, known as Inviz Archive, is now 9,216 members strong and counting. Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 Nine people and counting have now announced campaigns for mayor of Chicago for 2027, and the first was Chicago business owner and former mathematics teacher Joe Holberg. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 With 30 SKUs and counting, Carroll and her assistant winemaker Shannon Tesseyre cover a lot of territory, from the Central Valley to the Santa Lucia Highlands. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and counting

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of and counting was in 1970

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“And counting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20counting. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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