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
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
Move is followed by countermove: Merlin becomes a walrus, Mim becomes an elephant, and Merlin finds the perfect solution to the threat:
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2021
Being used to the ways of German diplomacy, I knew that from the Wilhelmstrasse would come a quick countermove.
From The Secrets of the German War Office by Graves, Dr. Armgaard Karl
