body count
noun
1
: a count of the bodies of killed enemy soldiers
2
: the number of persons involved in a particular activity
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The rising body count fueled opposition to the war.
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As the body count starts mounting, Freddy and Wade alert their friends Oliver (Tristan Borders) and Hannah (Madison Skyy Polan) to the danger and prepare to flee.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
With sea lions still eating thousands of salmon each spring at sites such as the Bonneville Dam, near Portland, some local fishers, tribal members, and politicians are pushing for the mammals’ body count to rise.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
The ever-rising body counts, including mounting civilian deaths, distressed him.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
But that’s merely the setup for this impressive escalation of the first film with more twists and a higher body count.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
With sea lions still eating thousands of salmon each spring at sites such as the Bonneville Dam, near Portland, some local fishers, tribal members, and politicians are pushing for the mammals’ body count to rise.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
The ever-rising body counts, including mounting civilian deaths, distressed him.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
But that’s merely the setup for this impressive escalation of the first film with more twists and a higher body count.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for body count
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“Body count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20count. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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