counterstrike

Example Sentences

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The U.S. and Iran engaged in multiple skirmishes that tested the ceasefire, though both countries limited the severity of their attacks and counterstrikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As strike and counterstrikes along the frontier now send plumes of smoke into the air, Ghazi Hussein Ai Deebh, a 55-year-old blacksmith, says he has seen it all before.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2023

He was referring to the U.S. counterstrikes carried out late Thursday in Syria.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2023

Possible counterstrikes that aim to preempt enemy attacks would require significant advancement in intelligence gathering and cybersecurity capability, as well as significant assistance from Japan’s ally, the United States, experts say.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023

By 1979, Israel and the P.L.O. had settled into a rote and seemingly endless pattern of strikes and counterstrikes.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2018