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
Secrecy surrounding the fate of their submarines is a counterblow the American people can give them which may serve to shake some of their superconfidence.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were defeated within two days by a better-armed, better-led enemy, who withstood their attack and delivered a crushing counterblow.
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
