body count
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of body count
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“Influencers,” like its predecessor, was written and directed by the Canadian Kurtis David Harder, whose cleverness is as abundant as the body count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Given its overabundance of empty shock humor, the movie seems afraid to be about much of anything except its toy monkey’s prankish body count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
"I feel personal pride that no more children will be added to Omegle's body count," says the woman who successfully forced the infamous chat site to shut down.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023
“A very dark day for the city of New York could have been that much more tragic with a much higher body count if it wasn’t for Detective Sulan,” the president said.
From Washington Times ● May 17, 2023
Outside, we walked over to a compost bin, where J.T. dumped the contents of his pillowcase and made a body count, noting the number on a piece of paper.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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