counterrevolutionary

Example Sentences

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As many Americans debated and eventually soured on the Vietnam War, some scholars began to question whether the United States had become a counterrevolutionary power committed to the defense of a global status quo.

From New York Times

Dr. Jiang was labeled a counterrevolutionary because of his father’s banking ties and his family tree.

From Washington Post

Branded a counterrevolutionary, he was imprisoned, beaten and later sent to a prison farm for five years in the remote deserts of Qinghai Province in western China, away from his wife and children.

From New York Times

He was labeled a counterrevolutionary and sent to forced labor camps in the late 1950s.

From Washington Post

“But now that the schemes of foreign enemies, counterrevolutionary groups and those against the population are revealed, many of them express their regret and ask for forgiveness.”

From New York Times