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Counterprotest is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Counterprotest in a sentence

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Counterprotest | Counterprotesters | Counterprotests | Counterprotester | Counterprotesting | Counterprotestors

Counterprotest meaning

A protest held in opposition to another protest.

Using Counterprotest

  • The main meaning on this page is: A protest held in opposition to another protest.
  • In the example corpus, counterprotest often appears in combinations such as: and counterprotest.

Context around Counterprotest

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

significant 1× matter 1×

Often after:

outside 1× saturday 1×

Sentence patterns with Counterprotest

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a counterprotest by the 1× a significant counterprotest outside the 1× but a counterprotest also was 1× form of counterprotest 1× let me counterprotest 1× lives matter counterprotest saturday morning 1× protest and counterprotest and he 1× rally and counterprotest on saturday 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a counterprotest by 1× and veronica olivo 1× back the blue 1× but a counterprotest 1× he was shot 1× junior anthropology major 1×

Common sentence endings:

as event hosts 1× counterprotest on saturday 1× form of counterprotest 1× heavy police presence 1× matter of practice 1× on the university 1×

Words around Counterprotest

Just before it in the word index:

counterproposal 6 counterproliferation 2 counterprogramming 4 counterproductively 3 counterproductive 158 counterposes 3

Just after it in the word index:

counterprotester 2 counterprotesters 30 counterprotesting 2 counterprotestors 2 counterprotests 5 counterpunch 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Counterprotest

  • In this selection, "counterprotest" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, significant, matter, outside and saturday stand out and add context to how "counterprotest" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a counterprotest by the and a significant counterprotest outside the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "counterprotest" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with counterprotest

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Would not let me counterprotest. (5 words)

He was shot in an area near a police support rally and counterprotest on Saturday. (15 words)

A counterprotest by the group Defenders of Newcastle also took place in the city center with heavy police presence. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

There did not appear to be a significant counterprotest outside the gathering aside from a small group from Neturei Karta, a Jewish movement that opposes Zionism and shows up to counter pro-Israel rallies as a matter of practice. (39 words)

But a counterprotest also was planned for the same time and place, Deseret News said, adding that Facebook pages list Salt Lake Antifascist Coalition, Solidarity for Justice, Salt Lake Equal Rights Movement, and Insurgence as event hosts. (37 words)

Junior anthropology major Easton Wilson stood alongside police barricades on campus, watching both the protest and counterprotest, and he believes these protests will have a negative effect on the university. (30 words)

Example sentences (9)

And Veronica Olivo, a friend of one of the drag performers, decided to go in solidarity with her two preteens as a form of counterprotest.

There did not appear to be a significant counterprotest outside the gathering aside from a small group from Neturei Karta, a Jewish movement that opposes Zionism and shows up to counter pro-Israel rallies as a matter of practice.

Would not let me counterprotest.

A counterprotest by the group Defenders of Newcastle also took place in the city center with heavy police presence.

Back the Blue rally and Black Lives Matter counterprotest Saturday morning, the policing agencies were in attendance to patrol the crowds.

But a counterprotest also was planned for the same time and place, Deseret News said, adding that Facebook pages list Salt Lake Antifascist Coalition, Solidarity for Justice, Salt Lake Equal Rights Movement, and Insurgence as event hosts.

He was shot in an area near a police support rally and counterprotest on Saturday.

Junior anthropology major Easton Wilson stood alongside police barricades on campus, watching both the protest and counterprotest, and he believes these protests will have a negative effect on the university.

Left-wing groups, including the Portland branch of the militant antifa group, put together a counterprotest — whose attendees clashed with the Proud Boys.

Common combinations with counterprotest

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "counterprotest" in a sentence?
An example: "And Veronica Olivo, a friend of one of the drag performers, decided to go in solidarity with her two preteens as a form of counterprotest." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "counterprotest" from authentic English texts.
What does "counterprotest" mean?
Counterprotest means: A protest held in opposition to another protest.
How many example sentences with "counterprotest" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "counterprotest", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.