How to Use count in a Sentence

count

1 of 2 verb
Definition of countnext
Synonyms for countnext
  • Count the plates on the table.
  • She made sure to count her change.
  • He counted seven deer in the field.
  • Can your daughter count yet?
  • Keep counting until there are no more left to count.
  • Count how many fingers I am holding up.
  • Don't interrupt me. I'm counting.
  • There are 10 days left until the end of school, counting from today.
  • There will be 150 people at the wedding, not counting children.
  • Taking care of them counts just the same in the win column.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Get ready to count down to the 12 days of Christmas with Candy Cane Lane.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 Dec. 2023
  • For the Sisyphean morass that is the U.S. Congress, sometimes the attempt is what counts.
    — Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 22 June 2023
  • The five-minute bee delay will not count in the time of game for the series finale.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The group had to guess when an hour had passed, counting the seconds.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The systems force us to ask if our kind of thinking is the only kind that counts.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • And so in this moment, our nation again counts on the leaders in this room.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2023
  • And that's not counting the non-players who will be key.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
  • The leading player will start with a two-shot lead, and all of them can count on spots in the majors next year.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In Phoenix, a high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit now somehow counts as a respite.
    — Andrew Needham, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The companies that funded the park insist their offset would still count if the dam floods part of it.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
  • The ballots are then collected and counted in open view of the caucus.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Sweatshirt pockets now count as bags and are subject to the size limit.
    — Hayley Tillett, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The Pentagon counts more than five dozen such attacks since then.
    — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Until then, fans will have to watch the clock on Rodrigo's website count down to the big release.
    — Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • Killer Mike is counting his blessings in the face of what might leave many others bitter.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The truth is, though, that anything that counts as a solution for you is likely to be a problem for him, at least in the short term.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • These are just the things that can be counted or estimated.
    — WIRED, 10 July 2023
  • The fire roared for a few hours before it was knocked down and bodies could be counted, according to the sheriff.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 June 2023
  • Desert ants living in the featureless salt plains of Tunisia count their steps and erect tall entrances at their nests to find their way back home.
    — Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American, 23 June 2023
  • Sandra Jauregui from Sacramento is counting down the days to her first bigger paycheck in two weeks.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
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count

2 of 2 noun
  • Trump has pleaded not guilty to all counts in the case.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Pause for a count, keeping your hips at the same level.
    — Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Based on our count, the number of lifts will jump to 11, with eight being open to the public.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Officials are unsure what the cost of a hand count would be.
    — Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2023
  • Each of the six counts in the indictment is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • If convicted on all eight of his counts, Thug faces decades in prison.
    — Jewel Wicker, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The men have been charged with three felony counts of theft and possession of criminal tools.
    — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Trump was indicted for the fourth time and charged with 13 counts in Georgia on Monday.
    — Ella Sherman, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The Royal Luxe duvet has a plush feather down filling and 240-thread count for the softest cover to wrap up in at the end of the day.
    — Kayla Kitts, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • He could be sentenced to life plus 25 years if convicted on all counts.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The person asleep in the driver’s seat, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested on a count of grand theft auto.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Aiding its counts, a remix featuring Khalid arrived May 5 (the first day of the tracking week).
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 15 May 2023
  • These sheets have a 300-thread count and are soft without being overly silky.
    — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • The 480 thread count, long-staple cotton lends to the cover's velvety softness.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Holmes was sentenced on four counts of fraud in November 2022.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 30 May 2023
  • Letourneau later pleaded guilty to two counts of child rape.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
  • For the square grid, the vertex count grows relatively slowly.
    — Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The escape was discovered as part of the inmate counts that occur when the inmates come in from the exercise yard.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In court, he was charged as an adult with four counts of aggravated murder.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Danny Masterson was found guilty of two counts of rape in retrial, faces up to 30 years in prison.
    — USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • The maximum sentence for each count of wire fraud is 20 years in federal prison.
    — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In exchange, the government dropped the remaining counts.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 12 July 2023
  • The former president was charged with four felony counts last month in Washington, D.C., and more than a dozen felonies this week in Georgia.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But while 95% of the comments were opposed, according to a legislature count, the bill passed.
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 16 June 2023
  • The judge said there was enough evidence for Rocky to face the two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Nov. 2023
  • She was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud against the company’s investors.
    — Eli Tan, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • Contract your pelvic floor muscles and hold for three counts, then exhale and return to the starting position.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
  • Melendez, who earlier made a nice diving catch, struck out on a 2-2 count.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The three men, who pleaded not guilty, were charged with one count of conspiracy in the fourth degree, with a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the case overseen by Merchan.
    — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

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