counterstroke
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Origin of counterstroke
Example Sentences
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The fighting further delayed Bragg’s planned counterstroke and gave additional time to strengthen the Union center.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022
To the contrary, a cyclic universe, mechanistically doomed forever to repeat itself in entropic stroke and counterstroke is disturbing in its implications of the worth of human existence.
From Time Magazine Archive
In short, the Russians' counterstroke was not yet a great Russian victory from a military point of view.
From Time Magazine Archive
Within hours, the Greeks launched a massive counterstroke that isolated the Turkish communities from each other.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whilst this ineffectual discussion proceeded, the fight was waged decisively elsewhere, and the Jacobins delivered a counterstroke of superior force.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville
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