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
"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
Changing shape, though, is something that exhausted movie properties struggle to do, and Green and his three co-writers soon revert to the comforting beats of the body count.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022
Walowick and Monaco made jokes about the body count, but they ended when Captain Stewart told us that afternoon that we were going out again.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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