counterattack
to make a counterattack against.
to deliver a counterattack.
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How to use counterattack in a sentence
Courtois rescued Real Madrid once more in the 66th minute, blocking a shot from N’Golo Kanté on a threatening counterattack.
Christian Pulisic helps Chelsea past Real Madrid and into the Champions League final | Steven Goff, Glynn A. Hill | May 5, 2021 | Washington PostCity has done a really good job this year shutting off counterattacks and not giving up anything.
Did PSG Really Just Beat Bayern Munich? | Tony Chow (tony.chow@fivethirtyeight.com) | April 9, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe human body appears to retain a memory of the invader and is poised to generate a coordinated counterattack of antibodies and killer T-cells quickly if exposed again.
Post-infection coronavirus immunity usually robust after 8 months, study shows | Joel Achenbach | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostFive were recovered in a bloody club fight that morning, and a counterattack might come at any moment.
Green Snot and Deadly Snakes: Napoleon Chagnon’s Anthropological Battles | Nick Romeo | February 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt means not developing the strongest defense or counterattack.
As the debate turns to Obamacare, I decide to launch a counterattack.
The Presidential Debate as Seen by a Conservative Husband and a Liberal Wife | Susannah Breslin | October 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTRomney stayed on offense on almost every issue, while the president struggled to ever mount a meaningful counterattack.
Mitt Romney Offense Trumped Barack Obama Defense in Presidential Debate | Brett O’Donnell | October 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe interview also provoked a counterattack from the French newsweekly L'Express.
Quickly, Jackson ordered up two brigades to press a counterattack, moving forward his artillery as the infantry advanced.
Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia | Francis F. WilshinA favorable decision can not be expected without counterattack.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 | United States War DepartmentThe exhaustion of officers and men must not cause the neglect of measures to meet a counterattack.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 | United States War DepartmentIf the assault is successful, preparations must be made at once to repel a counterattack.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 | United States War DepartmentHostile retaliation is not anticipated, but arrangements will be made to deal summarily with any counterattack.
Punch, July 18, 1917 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for counterattack
/ (ˈkaʊntərəˌtæk) /
an attack in response to an attack
to make a counterattack (against)
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