countermove

Example Sentences

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It’s a kind of an endless-war, race-to-the- bottom type of world in which each move produces some kind of countermove.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

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

When the intrusion was discovered Saturday at 10:30 p.m., the L.A. school district, in a countermove, quickly shut down all computer systems over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022

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

Between us and them it is a never-ending series of move and countermove, check and counter-check.

From Okewood of the Secret Service by Williams, Valentine