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

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

The Pac-12, Scott said, “loves being 12,” and wasn’t seriously considering making any countermove had the Big-12 expanded.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2016

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 Orth, Samuel Peter