counterstroke
Example Sentences
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The fighting further delayed Bragg’s planned counterstroke and gave additional time to strengthen the Union center.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022
When Hitler launched his last, convulsive counterstroke in the Ardennes�the Battle of the Bulge�the Allied generals assumed that von Rundstedt was masterminding the job.
From Time Magazine Archive
Within hours, the Greeks launched a massive counterstroke that isolated the Turkish communities from each other.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a devastating counterstroke, the defense attorney proves that the doctor could not have seen the clock�it had been removed for repairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such an advance would have made a Confederate counterstroke against the Northern capital, or even a demonstration, impossible.
From Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War by Henderson, G. F. R.
