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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Viewers will now have to wonder whether Ellie truly dies (a plausible scenario, given the current body count), and the wait could last up to two years given the previous gap between seasons.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Despite the modest body count, though, Boston is reeling.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025
That’s where the conversation about body count becomes deeply problematic.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 June 2025
Drawing parallels to the Vietnam War, Mario says that Colombian officers like himself came under fierce pressure from the top brass to run up the body count.
—John Otis, NPR, 27 May 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Despite the modest body count, though, Boston is reeling.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025
That’s where the conversation about body count becomes deeply problematic.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 June 2025
Drawing parallels to the Vietnam War, Mario says that Colombian officers like himself came under fierce pressure from the top brass to run up the body count.
—John Otis, NPR, 27 May 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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