body count
noun
1
: a count of the bodies of killed enemy soldiers
2
: the number of persons involved in a particular activity
Examples of body count in a Sentence
The rising body count fueled opposition to the war.
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With the diverse cast, heart-stopping action, extremely high stakes (and Jedi body count), and yeah, even that Darth Plagueis tease, the eight-episode first season charted a thrilling new direction for the franchise.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Bava shot each death differently, with different color schemes and murder weapons, resulting in a viewing experience that’s both aesthetically lush and very violent, resulting in a notably high body count.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
As Oz’s body count rose this season, so too did his insistence on positioning himself as an egalitarian icon.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, Zeta Gundam also had a pretty sizeable body count, with most of the major characters dying off towards the end of the series.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Bava shot each death differently, with different color schemes and murder weapons, resulting in a viewing experience that’s both aesthetically lush and very violent, resulting in a notably high body count.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
As Oz’s body count rose this season, so too did his insistence on positioning himself as an egalitarian icon.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, Zeta Gundam also had a pretty sizeable body count, with most of the major characters dying off towards the end of the series.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Body count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20count. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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