countermove

Example Sentences

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She, planning her next countermove, relaxes into a tiny grin.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

But we realize, no, you have to actually countermove.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 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

His countermove had to be prompt; some one was coming up the nearest steps.

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington