COUNT in a Sentence

Learn COUNT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
258 example sentences for COUNT, such as:
1. Her white cell count has gone down again.
2. The child can count from one to a hundred.
3. We have to count out John for tomorrow's trip.
4. He then set himself to work to count his fortune.
5. Don't count your chicken before they are hatched.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of COUNT
count
 v.  have faith or confidence in
 v.  include as if by counting
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Every rib could be counted and every joint of the spine, though Mistress Mary did not count them as she bent over and examined them with a solemn savage little face.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
2  And Jim said you mustn't count the things you are going to cook for dinner, because that would bring bad luck.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII.
3  When we got back to the raft and he come to count up he found he had collected eighty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX.
4  Most everybody would a been satisfied with the pile, and took it on trust; but no, they must count it.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV.
5  An aged count once lived in Switzerland, who had an only son, but he was stupid, and could learn nothing.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE THREE LANGUAGES
6  And just as that was decided on, the young count entered into the church, and suddenly two snow-white doves flew on his shoulders and remained sitting there.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE THREE LANGUAGES
7  "An island situated on the other side of the equator, at least two thousand leagues from here," replied the count.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du Roi.
8  The celebrated breviary remained in the family, and was in the count's possession.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18. The Treasure.
9  He then set himself to work to count his fortune.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24. The Secret Cave.
10  Signor Pastrini drew from his fob a magnificent Breguet, bearing the name of its maker, of Parisian manufacture, and a count's coronet.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
11  One day the young shepherd told the count's steward that he had seen a wolf come out of the Sabine mountains, and prowl around his flock.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
12  This gun had an excellent barrel, made at Breschia, and carrying a ball with the precision of an English rifle; but one day the count broke the stock, and had then cast the gun aside.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
13  The young man looked, bowed in obedience, and then went to Teresa, and invited her to dance in a quadrille directed by the count's daughter.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
14  "Indeed," returned the count, motioning the two young men to sit down.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 35. La Mazzolata.
15  He resolved, therefore, to let things take their course without making any direct overture to the count.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 35. La Mazzolata.
Example Sentence: (48 in 4 pages)
1  The people at control have already begun to count down.
2  Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings.
3  I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remem-bering my good friends.
4  We need a better system of keeping count of the people who attend our concerts.
5  Avoid trips to the country while the pollen count is high.
6  We have to count out John for tomorrow's trip.
7  When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, count a hundred.
8  Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
9  Don't count your chicken before they are hatched.
10  Her white cell count has gone down again.
11  The child can count from one to a hundred.
12  Culture will specify the relations that exist within the organisation and define what is to count as legitimate or illegitimate behaviour.
13  Students gain college credits which count towards their degree.
14  I count religion but a children toy, and hold there is no sin but igno-rance.
15  We hope we can count on your continued cooperation and support.