countermove
Example Sentences
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While it’s been hard for the press to keep up with every move and countermove, the swirl has certainly left the public in rapt attention—whether with delight or despair.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2025
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
General Grant, elected as a popular idol because of his military genius, possessed neither the experience nor the skill to countermove the machinations of designing politicians and their business allies.
From The Boss and the Machine; a chronicle of the politicians and party organization by Samuel Peter Orth
