diff --git a/frontend/components/queries/queryResults/QueryResultsHeading/QueryResultsHeading.tsx b/frontend/components/queries/queryResults/QueryResultsHeading/QueryResultsHeading.tsx
index d8668dc6eb..8e5567e7a5 100644
--- a/frontend/components/queries/queryResults/QueryResultsHeading/QueryResultsHeading.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/queries/queryResults/QueryResultsHeading/QueryResultsHeading.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import React from "react";
 
+import strUtils from "utilities/strings";
+
 import Spinner from "components/Spinner";
 import Button from "components/buttons/Button";
 import TooltipWrapper from "components/TooltipWrapper";
 
 const pluralizeHost = (count: number) => {
-  return count > 1 ? "hosts" : "host";
+  return strUtils.pluralize(count, "host");
 };
 
 const baseClass = "query-results-heading";
diff --git a/frontend/pages/ManageControlsPage/OSSettings/cards/CustomSettings/components/ProfileListItem/ProfileListItem.tsx b/frontend/pages/ManageControlsPage/OSSettings/cards/CustomSettings/components/ProfileListItem/ProfileListItem.tsx
index 8fe3ce1323..15b7676701 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/ManageControlsPage/OSSettings/cards/CustomSettings/components/ProfileListItem/ProfileListItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/ManageControlsPage/OSSettings/cards/CustomSettings/components/ProfileListItem/ProfileListItem.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Button from "components/buttons/Button";
 import Graphic from "components/Graphic";
 import Icon from "components/Icon";
 
-import { pluralize } from "utilities/helpers";
+import strUtils from "utilities/strings";
 
 const baseClass = "profile-list-item";
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const LabelCount = ({
   count: number;
 }) => (
   <div className={`${className}__labels--count`}>
-    {`${count} ${pluralize(count, "label", "s", "")}`}
+    {`${count} ${strUtils.pluralize(count, "label")}`}
   </div>
 );
 
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/components/DeleteHostModal/DeleteHostModal.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/components/DeleteHostModal/DeleteHostModal.tsx
index 8524dee200..4b27ff3302 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/components/DeleteHostModal/DeleteHostModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/components/DeleteHostModal/DeleteHostModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 
+import strUtils from "utilities/strings";
+
 import Modal from "components/Modal";
 import Button from "components/buttons/Button";
 import CustomLink from "components/CustomLink";
@@ -29,11 +31,18 @@ const DeleteHostModal = ({
   hostName,
   isUpdating,
 }: IDeleteHostModalProps): JSX.Element => {
+  const pluralizeHost = () => {
+    if (!selectedHostIds) {
+      return "host";
+    }
+    return strUtils.pluralize(selectedHostIds.length, "host");
+  };
+
   const hostText = () => {
     if (selectedHostIds) {
       return `${selectedHostIds.length}${
         isAllMatchingHostsSelected ? "+" : ""
-      } ${selectedHostIds.length === 1 ? "host" : "hosts"}`;
+      } ${pluralizeHost()}`;
     }
     return hostName;
   };
@@ -58,17 +67,18 @@ const DeleteHostModal = ({
     >
       <>
         <p>
-          This action will delete <b>{hostText()}</b> from your Fleet instance.
-          {largeVolumeText()}
+          This will remove the record of <b>{hostText()}</b>.{largeVolumeText()}
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          The {pluralizeHost()} will re-appear unless fleet&apos;s agent is
+          uninstalled.
         </p>
-        <p>If the hosts come back online, they will automatically re-enroll.</p>
         <p>
-          To prevent re-enrollment,{" "}
           <CustomLink
             url={
               "https://fleetdm.com/docs/using-fleet/faq#how-can-i-uninstall-the-osquery-agent"
             }
-            text={"uninstall the osquery agent"}
+            text={"Uninstall Fleet's agent"}
             newTab
           />
         </p>
diff --git a/frontend/utilities/helpers.tsx b/frontend/utilities/helpers.tsx
index f433cc97e6..6d446468d2 100644
--- a/frontend/utilities/helpers.tsx
+++ b/frontend/utilities/helpers.tsx
@@ -53,31 +53,6 @@ import { IScheduledQueryStats } from "interfaces/scheduled_query_stats";
 const ORG_INFO_ATTRS = ["org_name", "org_logo_url"];
 const ADMIN_ATTRS = ["email", "name", "password", "password_confirmation"];
 
-/**
- *
- * @param count The number of items.
- * @param root The root of the word, omitting any suffixs.
- * @param pluralSuffix The suffix to add to the root if the count is not 1.
- * @param singularSuffix The suffix to add to the root if the count is 1.
- * @returns A string with the root and the appropriate suffix.
- *
- * @example
- * pluralize(1, "hero", "es", "") // "hero"
- * pluralize(0, "hero", "es", "") // "heroes"
- * pluralize(1, "fair", "ies", "y") // "fairy"
- * pluralize(2, "fair", "ies", "y") // "fairies"
- * pluralize(1, "dragon") // "dragon"
- * pluralize(2, "dragon") // "dragons"
- */
-export const pluralize = (
-  count: number,
-  root: string,
-  pluralSuffix: string,
-  singularSuffix: string
-) => {
-  return `${root}${count !== 1 ? pluralSuffix : singularSuffix}`;
-};
-
 export const addGravatarUrlToResource = (resource: any): any => {
   const { email } = resource;
   const gravatarAvailable =
@@ -887,7 +862,6 @@ export const getUniqueColumnNamesFromRows = (rows: any[]) =>
   );
 
 export default {
-  pluralize,
   addGravatarUrlToResource,
   formatConfigDataForServer,
   formatLabelResponse,
diff --git a/frontend/utilities/strings/stringUtils.tests.ts b/frontend/utilities/strings/stringUtils.tests.ts
index 9757456d84..25755873ff 100644
--- a/frontend/utilities/strings/stringUtils.tests.ts
+++ b/frontend/utilities/strings/stringUtils.tests.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,47 @@
-import { enforceFleetSentenceCasing } from "./stringUtils";
+import { enforceFleetSentenceCasing, pluralize } from "./stringUtils";
 
-describe("enforceFleetSentenceCasing utility", () => {
-  it("fixes a Title Cased String with no ignore words", () => {
-    expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("All Hosts")).toEqual("All hosts");
-    expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("all Hosts")).toEqual("All hosts");
-    expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("all hosts")).toEqual("All hosts");
-    expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("All HosTs ")).toEqual("All hosts");
-  });
+describe("string utilities", () => {
+  describe("enforceFleetSentenceCasing utility", () => {
+    it("fixes a Title Cased String with no ignore words", () => {
+      expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("All Hosts")).toEqual("All hosts");
+      expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("all Hosts")).toEqual("All hosts");
+      expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("all hosts")).toEqual("All hosts");
+      expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("All HosTs ")).toEqual("All hosts");
+    });
 
-  it("fixes a title cased string while ignoring special words in various places ", () => {
-    expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("macOS")).toEqual("macOS");
-    expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("macOS Settings")).toEqual(
-      "macOS settings"
+    it("fixes a title cased string while ignoring special words in various places ", () => {
+      expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("macOS")).toEqual("macOS");
+      expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("macOS Settings")).toEqual(
+        "macOS settings"
+      );
+      expect(
+        enforceFleetSentenceCasing("osquery shouldn't be Capitalized")
+      ).toEqual("osquery shouldn't be capitalized");
+    });
+    expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("fleet uses MySQL")).toEqual(
+      "Fleet uses MySQL"
     );
-    expect(
-      enforceFleetSentenceCasing("osquery shouldn't be Capitalized")
-    ).toEqual("osquery shouldn't be capitalized");
   });
-  expect(enforceFleetSentenceCasing("fleet uses MySQL")).toEqual(
-    "Fleet uses MySQL"
-  );
+
+  describe("pluralize utility", () => {
+    it("returns the singular form of a word when count is 1", () => {
+      expect(pluralize(1, "hero", "es", "")).toEqual("hero");
+    });
+
+    it("returns the plural form of a word when count is not 1", () => {
+      expect(pluralize(0, "hero", "es", "")).toEqual("heroes");
+      expect(pluralize(2, "hero", "es", "")).toEqual("heroes");
+      expect(pluralize(100, "hero", "es", "")).toEqual("heroes");
+    });
+
+    it("returns the singular form of a word when count is 1 and a no custom suffix are provided", () => {
+      expect(pluralize(1, "hero")).toEqual("hero");
+    });
+
+    it("returns the pluralized form of a word with 's' suffix when count is not 1 and no custom suffix are provided", () => {
+      expect(pluralize(0, "hero")).toEqual("heros");
+      expect(pluralize(2, "hero")).toEqual("heros");
+      expect(pluralize(100, "hero")).toEqual("heros");
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/utilities/strings/stringUtils.ts b/frontend/utilities/strings/stringUtils.ts
index edc0aea69a..e7e205d98e 100644
--- a/frontend/utilities/strings/stringUtils.ts
+++ b/frontend/utilities/strings/stringUtils.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,36 @@ export const enforceFleetSentenceCasing = (s: string) => {
 
   return resArr.join(" ").trim();
 };
+
+/**
+ * Pluralizes a word based on the entitiy count and the desired suffixes. If no
+ * suffixes are provided, the default suffix "s" is used.
+ *
+ * @param count The number of items.
+ * @param root The root of the word, omitting any suffixs.
+ * @param pluralSuffix The suffix to add to the root if the count is not 1.
+ * @param singularSuffix The suffix to add to the root if the count is 1.
+ * @returns A string with the root and the appropriate suffix.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * pluralize(1, "hero", "es", "") // "hero"
+ * pluralize(0, "hero", "es", "") // "heroes"
+ * pluralize(1, "fair", "ies", "y") // "fairy"
+ * pluralize(2, "fair", "ies", "y") // "fairies"
+ * pluralize(1, "dragon") // "dragon"
+ * pluralize(2, "dragon") // "dragons"
+ */
+export const pluralize = (
+  count: number,
+  root: string,
+  pluralSuffix = "s",
+  singularSuffix = ""
+) => {
+  return `${root}${count !== 1 ? pluralSuffix : singularSuffix}`;
+};
+
 export default {
   capitalize,
   capitalizeRole,
+  pluralize,
 };