counterrevolutionary

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

He would both design the new republic and sign the death warrants of counterrevolutionaries real and perceived.

From New York Times

The United States is in the midst of a cultural war infused by a counterrevolutionary movement that is waging a full-scale attack against ideas, truth, rationality, ethics and justice.

From Salon

Only a couple of weeks later, they were arrested and denounced as counterrevolutionary criminals.

From Salon

“We are witnessing an unprecedented counterrevolutionary movement in Cuba,” said Carlos Alzugaray, a former Cuban ambassador to the European Union and an academic who considers himself a “critical” supporter of the government.

From New York Times