body count
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of body count
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Safety regulators and investigators are alarmed by the mounting body count associated with what is believed to be a relatively small number of air bags with DTN parts, people familiar with the situation said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
She arrived for breakfast looking elegant in a black-and-white caftan, the picture of an Upper West Side matron, a matron without a sizable body count.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
Cavill adds that while the body count is exaggerated, it encapsulates the work these operatives did throughout the war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
"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
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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