Get to know Counterattack better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like attack or onslaught.
Counterattack in a sentence
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Counterattack meaning
Alternative form of counter-attack.
Synonyms of Counterattack
Using Counterattack
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of counter-attack.
- Useful related words include: attack, countermove, onslaught, onset.
- In the example corpus, counterattack often appears in combinations such as: to counterattack, the counterattack, counterattack against.
Context around Counterattack
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Counterattack
- In this selection, "counterattack" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expected, pronged, immediately, itself, south and robin stand out and add context to how "counterattack" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a flowing counterattack in the and an imperial counterattack that most. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "counterattack" sits close to words such as bawumia, briefs and brigham, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with counterattack
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At dawn of February 7two AFP battalions started a counterattack. (10 words)
Hockey World Cup: Focused on improving the counterattack, South Africa aim. (11 words)
Callum Hudson-Odoi: Lively all afternoon as Forest caused their opponents problems on the counterattack. (15 words)
England are unbeaten at the tournament, but a notable blip for Jorge Vilda’s side was their 4-0 drubbing to a Japan team which hit Spain at pace on the counterattack in the group phase. (36 words)
But soon after Russian forces pulled back from Kyiv, Ukraine launched a lightning double-pronged counterattack in the north and south of the country, and Kharkiv was later liberated from Putin's occupying forces. (34 words)
Between 270 and 275 AD, the city of Alexandria saw a Palmyrene invasion and an imperial counterattack that most likely destroyed whatever remained of the Library, if it still existed at that time. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
While prosecution often led to a counterattack (or was a counterattack itself), no such response was possible in the case of ostracism as responsibility lay with the polity as a whole.
According to British sources, Russia is now mainly preparing its forces for the widely expected counterattack by Ukraine.
After 10 minutes, Woodridge went on the counterattack and capitalised on another goalscoring chance as Benjamin Peens finished off the move at the far post.
But Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and now the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said the Russian military is ready to repel a counterattack.
But Israel’s counterattack on Gaza, its threats to mount a ground invasion and America’s tight embrace of its most important Mideast ally, regardless, have prompted cries of hypocrisy.
But soon after Russian forces pulled back from Kyiv, Ukraine launched a lightning double-pronged counterattack in the north and south of the country, and Kharkiv was later liberated from Putin's occupying forces.
Combat is very similar to Bloodborne, including the fact that blocking is discouraged, by quickly draining your stamina, and you get some of your health back if you immediately counterattack when injured.
England are unbeaten at the tournament, but a notable blip for Jorge Vilda’s side was their 4-0 drubbing to a Japan team which hit Spain at pace on the counterattack in the group phase.
Hockey World Cup: Focused on improving the counterattack, South Africa aim.
Instead there was to be a tartan twist as Scotland’s flying Duhan van der Merwe finished off a flowing counterattack in the left corner with six minutes remaining.
One of the newer mechanics in this setup will allow players to temporarily break enemies for a counterattack.
Raging Fists can be used to block nearly any attack and then follow up with a brutal flurry of punches as a counterattack.
Serhiy Cherevaty, the official, said in televised comments that Russian forces were trying to counterattack but that they had not been successful, Reuters reported.
She even took one for the team when she deliberately clipped Ji So-yun, who was racing through on goal on a counterattack with support, accepting a yellow card without protest.
The final few minutes before Turner’s goal was end to end action, each side on the counterattack - a fantastic, dramatic watch.
With the earlier application of Zabu, Shang-Chi will cost only 3 energy, meaning that it can be played alongside an offensive card for one final counterattack.
At dawn of February 7two AFP battalions started a counterattack.
Battling a defender down the right side on a counterattack, Robin Lod stumbled but the ball went directly to Yeboah at the top of the box.
Between 270 and 275 AD, the city of Alexandria saw a Palmyrene invasion and an imperial counterattack that most likely destroyed whatever remained of the Library, if it still existed at that time.
Callum Hudson-Odoi: Lively all afternoon as Forest caused their opponents problems on the counterattack.
Common combinations with counterattack
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to counterattack 21×
- the counterattack 17×
- counterattack against 9×
- counterattack in 7×
- counterattack but 6×
- counterattack with 6×
- counterattack that 6×
- counterattack and 5×
- counterattack on 5×
- counterattack by 4×