Basie, Count

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A twentieth-century African-American jazz pianist and bandleader. His real first name was William. Count Basie was known particularly for the “Big Band” sound that was popular in the 1930s and 1940s.

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How to use Basie, Count in a sentence

In other words, the free speech exhibited by the folks at Charlie Hebdo was not virtuous—until there was a body count.
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The Walking Dead piled up an impressive body count in 2014, with Lizzie, Hershel, and Beth among its major casualties.
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But as one Jordanian intelligence source told The Daily Beast, “we know ISIS and we know that for it women do not normally count.”
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I do not believe we have a current count of fugitives for publication, but will inquire.
Cuba Protects America’s Most Wanted|Michael Daly|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The ad would then count as a coordinated communication and would be subject to strict spending limits.
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When the reserve transfers are completed checks in transit can no longer count as reserves.
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Francesco Bussone di Carmagnola, count de Castlenuovo, executed.
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This is a big country, but you can count on the fingers of one hand the places where a man can spend money.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He was thrashed at home by Aunty Rosa on the same count, and then the placard was produced.
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So, madame, I count upon your influence with mademoiselle to see that she is ready to set out by noon to-morrow.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini