body count

collocation in English

meaningsofbodyandcount

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcount.
body
noun
uk
/ˈbɒd.i/us
/ˈbɑː.di/
the whole physical structure that forms a person ...
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count
noun
uk
/kaʊnt/us
/kaʊnt/
the act of counting, or the total number of ...
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(Definition ofbodyandcountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbody count

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I believe that when the finalbodycountis made, we shall find that many thousands of people lost their lives there.
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That is not just about abodycountor the numbers dead on a quid-pro-quo, eye-for-an-eye basis.
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Thebodycountof factories and industries on the industrial battlefield was horrendous.
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He had a wholebodycountthat showed that he had 300 bequerels, when it should have been only five.
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Do the promises given by this unaccountable, unelected, authoritarianbodycountany more?
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The totalbodycountwas of 67 deceased.
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It follows a familiar pattern of protagonists searching for gold, double-crossing one another and a highbodycount.
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As thebodycountrises steeply, the judges rush back to the hospital where things are just as bad.
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And thebodycountwill not stop at two.
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Initialbodycountwas estimated in 10 dead and 80 injured, later updated to 20 and 122 respectively.
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It had the single highestbodycountin an action between two ships in the entirety of the war.
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As the culprit continues to leave clues, more lives are ruined and thebodycountrises.
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An exactbodycountwas never ascertained but conservative estimates have placed the number to 485.
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And as thebodycountbegins to rise, the neighborhood mirrors a ghost town.
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The currentbodycountstands at just over 3,000, with over two thousand more missing.
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Many of the bodies were dismembered, and strewn piecemeal around the area, making it difficult to gain an accuratebodycountand identify victims.
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The developers deny that the graveyard exists and the family starts out to prove the graveyard theory, while thebodycountgrows.
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A prominent feature of the film is abodycountthat is superimposed onscreen whenever a death occurs.
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Upon rescue by police, investigators find thebodycountis climbed well into the hundreds.
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