counting heads
Example Sentences
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"Babies?" he continued and walked around the group counting heads.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
“The point-in-time is not just counting heads, it’s an assessment of how well we’re doing,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2024
Whips are responsible for counting heads and rounding up party members for votes and quorum calls, and they occasionally stand in for the majority or minority leaders in their absence.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2018
The driver we booked to take us to Heathrow politely ignored us lining up outside his van and counting heads; we ran through the airport when we were two hours early.
From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2018
No sticks had been thrown on for a considerable time, and on counting heads I discovered that the sergeant and his troopers were all snoring loudly, and sound asleep.
From Adventures in Australia by Kingston, William Henry Giles
