counterwork
Example Sentences
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By this time the Syracusan counterwork had almost passed the end of the Athenian wall, and if it were carried a few yards further, the siege of Syracuse would be brought to a standstill.
From Stories from Thucydides by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)
When it was completed, this counterwork consisted of a solid stone wall, crowned with wooden towers, and defended in front by a palisade.
From Stories from Thucydides by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)
Sloth and superstition equally counterwork providence, and render the bounty of heaven of no effect.
From The History of Emily Montague by Brooke, Frances
But then the text suggests to us the large Christian possessions and hope which counterwork this reluctance, in the measure in which we live lives of faith.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander
It is an operation that you can counterwork.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander
