body count
noun
1
: a count of the bodies of killed enemy soldiers
2
: the number of persons involved in a particular activity
Examples of body count in a Sentence
The rising body count fueled opposition to the war.
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The finale is a suitably grotesque affair with a body count that’s impressive even by genre standards.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
McDonagh’s skill at crisp dialogue and character in his movies is evident in the opening scene for the teaser trailer where Chris boasts of his body count as an assassin worldwide, which has Lee warning against talk of killing people on an airplane.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Too bad the script feels less controlled and more directionless when each of these characters go head to head with an increasing body count across several bloody incidents.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
An adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk, perhaps his novel with the highest underage body count, hit theaters in September.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
McDonagh’s skill at crisp dialogue and character in his movies is evident in the opening scene for the teaser trailer where Chris boasts of his body count as an assassin worldwide, which has Lee warning against talk of killing people on an airplane.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Too bad the script feels less controlled and more directionless when each of these characters go head to head with an increasing body count across several bloody incidents.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
An adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk, perhaps his novel with the highest underage body count, hit theaters in September.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Body count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20count. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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