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
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
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
Every outrage should be met with an equal and opposite, lawful and impactful countermove.
From Slate ● May 22, 2019
He foresaw every movement of his antagonists and met it with a prompt countermove.
From The Struggle for Missouri by John McElroy
