counterattack
Example Sentences
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Vasily Grossman brought a novelist’s eye to his reporting on the German invasion of the Soviet Union and the Red Army’s counterattack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The counterattack ended with Yamal firing a shot straight at Austria goalkeeper Alex Schlager one minute into the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Mateo Chávez opened the scoring in the 55th minute with the help of Mexico’s lethal counterattack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Gomina in turn called the quick-reaction force, or QRF, an elite unit on standby for emergencies, to order a counterattack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
The attackers didn’t follow us far enough, so we regrouped again and the lieutenant said we had to counterattack immediately so that we could follow the attackers.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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