countermove

Example Sentences

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Arms controllers see a spiral of move and countermove that threatens to raise the risk of miscalculation and war.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

A countermove by Russia to send weapons to North Korea would be “one of the worst scenarios,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

An opponent can defeat even the most powerful pokémon with a well-timed countermove or by whittling down health through a status effect, ruining an hours-long run.

From The Verge • Aug. 5, 2022

And yet it must be said, even and especially in these desperate times when the more strategic countermove might be to ignore the bait.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2020

Perhaps Simon would give Sophia some hint about the countermove he must be planning.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert