counterpoint

Example Sentences

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Long seen as a philosophical counterpoint to “2001,” the film turns isolation inward, where the danger isn’t running out of resources but being unable to escape yourself.

From Los Angeles Times

The IEA was formed after the Arab oil embargoes shook the world economy, as an oil consumers’ counterpoint to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Balen’s success has been a hopeful counterpoint in a country that many Nepalis see as rife with corruption and cronyism, allowing only the well-connected to flourish, while ordinary people are shut out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coming so soon after 1776, France’s revolution has always served as the brutal counterpoint to America’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thanks to his subject matter and materials, Mr. Otsuki’s work feels timeless, while his intentional, unshowy formal choices make it an invigorating counterpoint to so much of the noisy art popular at the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal