body count

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

Officials said the body count could change further as efforts to identify the bodies go on.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

“A very dark day for the city of New York could have been that much more tragic with a much higher body count if it wasn’t for Detective Sulan,” the president said.

From Washington Times • May 17, 2023

And there isn’t such a high body count; most characters make it to the end of this “Ring” alive.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

Outside, we walked over to a compost bin, where J.T. dumped the contents of his pillowcase and made a body count, noting the number on a piece of paper.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings