counterblow
Example Sentences
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The following year, the Kroll Opera, Otto Klemperer’s progressive Berlin company, delivered a counterblow to the nazification of Wagner when it mounted The Flying Dutchman in proletarian modern dress.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2020
That’s probably the sort of thing we will do in Mali—and what we should do, if France’s rapid counterblow doesn’t stave off the threat.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2013
He planned the invasion of eastern Poland in 1939; he beat Finland; he timed the great counterblow from Moscow in December.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even so, an Israeli counterblow cannot be ruled out entirely.
From Time Magazine Archive
We were sure the Institute would attempt a counterblow and we've studied it and its personnel thoroughly.
From The Sensitive Man by Poul William Anderson
