counterrevolution
Example Sentences
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Wary of counterrevolution, the patriots were prepared to maintain dominance by whatever means necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The rest of the movie is about the Barbies deploying their political organizing skills and the Kens’ underdeveloped sense of self-awareness to successfully stage a counterrevolution and get their Dreamhouses back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
The historic 1919 Seattle general strike was partially ignited by longshore workers refusing to load a cargo of rifles intended to arm the czarist counterrevolution.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
A theme I heard over and over from young revolutionaries is that the best way to challenge the counterrevolution is to make the revolution better.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2021
But what chance was there of such a counterrevolution?
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
