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How to use count in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun, adjective

Count means to recite numbers in sequence. Example: “Can you count to a hundred?”

Examples of count by meaning

verbTo recite numbers in sequence.

  • Can you count to a hundred?
  • The psychiatrist asked her to count down from a hundred by sevens.

verbTo determine the number of (objects in a group).

  • Count the number of apples in the bag and write down the number on the spreadsheet.

verbTo be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).

  • Your views don’t count here.
  • It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.

verbTo be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.

  • Apples count as a type of fruit.
  • “Counting or not counting gang violence?” he said.¶A loud “pop” suddenly rang out.¶Kirk lurched back and to the left.2025 September 12, Eric Levenson, “Charlie Kirk’s final hours: How a stage for debate became a scene of tragedy”, in CNN, archived from the...

verbTo consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.

  • He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river.
  • I count you as more than a friend.

verbTo reckon in, to include in consideration.

  • They walked for three days, not counting the time spent resting.

nounThe act of counting or tallying a quantity.

  • Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.
  • Breathe out slowly through your mouth for a count of five.

nounA distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.

  • Zou, who was living in Elephant and Castle, south-east London, was convicted of 11 counts of rape, with two of the offences relating to one victim.2025 June 19, “Student who raped 10 women jailed for 24 years”, in bbc.com
  • Anthony Williams (32), of Langford Road, Peterborough, was arrested and charged with ten counts of attempted murder, one count of ABH (Actual Bodily Harm), and one count of possession of a bladed article.2025 November 12, David Stubbings, “Knife attack: heroes hailed for saving lives”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 10

More sentences with count

  • Who can number all the stars and who can count the desert sands?From the entry number
  • Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.From the entry twelve
  • When I was a kid, it's the thought that counted but, now, it's all about the Benjamins.From the entry it's
  • Hawaiian has either five or twenty-five vowels, depending on how they are counted.From the entry vowel
  • Come retirement, their Social Security may turn out to be a lot less than they counted on.From the entry come
  • For a while I used to grind demons and try to get the count higher.From the entry grind
  • When (you are) angry, count to ten before speaking or acting.From the entry when
  • The shot was after the horn and therefore did not count.From the entry horn
  • There are more ways to do this than I can count.From the entry more
  • No need to count lah. I’m sure the number is right.From the entry lah
  • He is anxious to please, so you can count on him.From the entry anxious
  • Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.From the entry shade
  • The lack of a sponge count was an omission by the surgical team.From the entry omission
  • Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.From the entry eyeball
  • By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount.From the entry shy
  • An idiomatic phrase that warns us against Pollyannaism is "don't count your chickens before they're hatched".From the entry idiomatic
  • The count demanded satisfaction in the form of a duel at dawn.From the entry satisfaction
  • Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment.From the entry parking
  • Don't count on being able to get back into the building after 5pm.From the entry count on
  • I'm writing my book at will - there's no deadline or minimum word count.From the entry at will
  • You can count on him to ham it up for the camera.From the entry ham it up
  • Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.From the entry effrontery
  • Batters will often sit dead-red when there is a fastball count.From the entry fastball count
  • Jones is good at drawing a defense offside with his hard count.From the entry hard count
  • Hurry up: the train leaves in three minutes. No, two minutes and counting!From the entry and counting
  • I've been looking for a job for six months now, but who's counting?From the entry but who's counting

Meaning of count

  1. verb To recite numbers in sequence.
  2. verb To determine the number of (objects in a group).
  3. verb To amount to, to number in total.

Full definition of count

Questions about count in a sentence

How do you use count in a sentence?
Count is used as a verb, noun and adjective. For example: “Can you count to a hundred?”
What is a short sentence with count?
“Your views don’t count here.”
What does count mean?
Count means to recite numbers in sequence.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: count (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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