: the number of persons involved in a particular activity
Example Sentences
The rising body count fueled opposition to the war.
Recent Examples on the WebNext to me in the passenger seat, owner Marcel Horn claps his big paws together, racking up the skeeter body count by squashing a few that have snuck into the cabin. Brendan Mcaleer, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2022 When the weekend goes south, with a hurricane raging outside and a rising body count within, friends rapidly become frenemies in director Halina Reijn's hilarious skewering of Gen Z. Clark Collis, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2022 The gorgeous real estate in Only Murders in the Building has fans wanting to live in The Arconia — despite the fictional apartment block's unsettling body count. Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 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 Seriously, the body count in this movie is off the charts. Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Aug. 2022 Expect plenty of jump scares, human-eating dinosaurs and epic predator-on-predator fights, but there’s a slightly lower body count in this installment than the previous ones. Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 10 June 2022 And, to be clear, this decision will have a body count. Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 4 May 2022 Not everyone whose family had a tough time in 19th-century America had a body count that high. Chris Vognar, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022 See More