How to Use body count in a Sentence

body count

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That tone is reflected in the series, despite a body count to rival The Boys.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2020
  • However, his complete lack of body count in Annabelle Comes Home doesn’t speak well of him.
    Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
  • If that’s just a taste of the carnage to come, the ultimate body count is likely to be on a par with a chapter of John Wick.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2023
  • Half of the two-parter's body count is wracked up in episode 8, which brought the anti-Eleven military faction to Dr. Owens' desert bunker.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 July 2022
  • The ensuing chaos has a high body count but a low suspense ratio.
    Rene Rodriguez, Variety, 6 Jan. 2022
  • As the body count piles up, the cracks in their plan emerge, while a private investigator and the police close in on them.
    Laura Zornosa, Time, 7 July 2023
  • That will put the total body count — indoors and outside — at around 190, Garrett Rose says.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 1 Feb. 2024

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