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

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

“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

It was a countermove worthy of such a master and entirely in keeping with the Roman tradition.

From Ravenna, a Study by Hutton, Edward