countermove

Example Sentences

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It’s a kind of an endless-war, race-to-the- bottom type of world in which each move produces some kind of countermove.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

When the intrusion was discovered Saturday at 10:30 p.m., the L.A. school district, in a countermove, quickly shut down all computer systems over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 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

“It was a smart move, a smart countermove on their part,” said Cat Brooks, executive director of The Justice Teams Network and co-founder of The Anti Police-Terror Project.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2019

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