countermove

Example Sentences

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It’s a kind of an endless-war, race-to-the- bottom type of world in which each move produces some kind of countermove.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

A countermove by Russia to send weapons to North Korea would be “one of the worst scenarios,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 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

Washington’s response — at least in the nuclear realm — also harks back to the Cold War era: a cycle of move and countermove.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2018

Perhaps Simon would give Sophia some hint about the countermove he must be planning.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert