countermove

Example Sentences

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She, planning her next countermove, relaxes into a tiny grin.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

An opponent can defeat even the most powerful pokémon with a well-timed countermove or by whittling down health through a status effect, ruining an hours-long run.

From The Verge • Aug. 5, 2022

And yet it must be said, even and especially in these desperate times when the more strategic countermove might be to ignore the bait.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2020

“It was a smart move, a smart countermove on their part,” said Cat Brooks, executive director of The Justice Teams Network and co-founder of The Anti Police-Terror Project.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2019

He foresaw every movement of his antagonists and met it with a prompt countermove.

From The Struggle for Missouri by McElroy, John