How to Use body count in a Sentence

body count

noun
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  • The rising body count fueled opposition to the war.
  • By the next morning, the body count in the room rose to three.
    — Natalie Gallón, CNN, 7 May 2020
  • Her body count in the script was higher than in the movie.
    — Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • But the body count keeps rising, and now the city is on fire.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 17 May 2021
  • And there were quite a few good guys in that body count, too.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 May 2018
  • By 1978, Elvis wasn’t the only rock star in the grave; the body count was rising.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Was the body count of dead and injured not high enough for Kelly?
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 14 July 2021
  • Do something to stem the grisly body count of kids and teens killed in their schools.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 3 Mar. 2018
  • And, to be clear, this decision will have a body count.
    — Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 4 May 2022
  • As the night’s events lead to a growing body count, the movie makes sure to always keep you on your toes.
    — Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE, 30 Apr. 2022
  • And its body count has steadily increased over the past decade.
    — Wesley Lowery, Men's Health, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Seriously, the body count in this movie is off the charts.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Yet his body count can’t even come close to the Oxycontin scourge.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
  • A lot of writers can chalk up a high body count in a mystery or thriller.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Instead, The Kitchen ends on a hopeful note, despite the high body count that has built up along the way.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2019
  • As Season 2 of Riverdale nears its finale, the Black Hood is back, and the body count is rising.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 May 2018
  • If a high body count is your goal, this hunt probably isn’t for you.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2023
  • There’s even a chart available of his body count per novel.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2020
  • But the body count grows and justice proves hard to deliver.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The body count tells the tale: Hundreds killed, thousands injured.
    — Seth J. Frantzman, National Review, 1 Nov. 2019
  • One such moment came when one very bold fan asked Adele what her body count was.
    — Iris Goldsztajn, Marie Claire, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Now, writers from Spain, Scotland and Poland are building up a body count in the Faroes.
    — Alistair MacDonald, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Get ready to run up the body count on Nicki Minaj’s new body … in Call of Duty, that is.
    — Vulture, 24 Aug. 2023
  • We had been warned: Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 would have a body count.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 5 July 2022
  • As for me, the trauma of compiling a body count had taken a toll.
    — ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Vallejo more than doubled its body count from 12 to 28.
    — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2021
  • The climate crisis is claiming human lives, and the body count will grow.
    — Stephen Mays, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
  • There’s a reason each season begins and ends with a body count.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2022
  • What modern movies and TV series get wrong, according to Macy, is equating a high body count with high emotional stakes.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Writer, star, and director Alice Lowe makes Ruth an empathetic anti-hero worth rooting for, even as the body count climbs.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 10 May 2024

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