How to Use counterpunch in a Sentence

counterpunch

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  • Against a high-scoring and well-regarded Hawkeyes team, Whalen said her team had to be better at absorbing the kind of counterpunch a good team will throw at them.
    — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 9 Jan. 2021
  • But Iowa needs a counterpunch in this game or it will get stopped at the point of attack.
    — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 17 Nov. 2017
  • The best way to deliver a counterpunch against the Axis was from the air.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • There was no punch-counterpunch to this game like Monday night against the Ravens.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Mr Trump claims to be trying to avoid a scenario of punch and counterpunch.
    — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
  • But Butler and the Heat had a counterpunch for every Celtics jab.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022
  • Milk, cream, sour cream, butter ... working in some kind of milk fat is the best counterpunch.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 4 Apr. 2020
  • In recent years, the Premier League has proved fertile ground for teams who play on the counterpunch.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The Nerds get sucked through the straw, adding a sweet counterpunch to the alcohol, and the fish are tasty though chewy, inebriated souls.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 4 Oct. 2017
  • As any chef will tell you, pickled elements bring a sweet-and-sour counterpunch to a plate.
    — Jeff Gordinier, Esquire, 12 July 2017
  • In the week ahead, investors await for China’s counterpunch.
    — Tom Hudson, miamiherald, 15 June 2018
  • Mya Jackson offers a nice counterpunch to Hayes with 14.6 points per game.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2022
  • After the Hornets scored two minutes into the third to take their first lead of the game, Jupiter answered back with a massive counterpunch.
    — Wells Dusenbury, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 May 2018
  • Ukraine has long telegraphed its intention to wield a counterpunch in the south, leading the Russians to shift thousands of troops there from Ukraine’s east.
    — James Marson, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Disney’s counterpunch will come in June with Toy Story Land.
    — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 May 2018
  • This same condiment provides acidic counterpunch to a whole tilapia, offered grilled or fried, its earthy flesh easily parting from a grid of bones.
    — Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
  • Both teams kept delivering counterpunches in the final three innings of the game.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 July 2019
  • Not far behind on their to-do list: finding a counterpunch for defensive pressure.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Trailing 17 points with 13 minutes remaining, the Bucs threw a counterpunch.
    — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
  • Might feel differently if the Beavers had a solid counterpunch in Jermar Jefferson, but as of mid-summer, it’s not proven.
    — oregonlive, 12 July 2021
  • Overall Mahomes and the Chiefs blasted Oakland’s early rhythm with their second-quarter onslaught and the Raiders simply didn’t have a counterpunch.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The complaint has not been resolved, but Slack warned investors in September that a counterpunch from Microsoft might hurt its business.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The counterpunch to this is the claim that the student is potentially learning about writing by closely examining the writing produced by the AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Lipscomb, West and Taylor said their most effective counterpunch to such heavy spending by the group is old-fashioned knocking on the doors of district residents.
    — Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Speaking of counterpunches, a new Ipsos poll gives a peek into how Canadians are viewing their nation’s new tensions with the U.S.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 18 June 2018
  • And 2) Baylor will start with Fenwick providing a counterpunch.
    — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2021
  • During Wednesday's speech, Trump continued that trend and used a larger bully pulpit to counterpunch at his critics.
    — Ali Vitali, NBC News, 17 May 2017
  • And along those lines, not even a tag team of your martial arts friends will deter the European Union from its relentless counterpunches to your business operations.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 14 July 2023
  • The counterpunch from China could land harder because of the scale of trade between the two countries and the reliance of American farmers on China as an export destination.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2018
  • As each day brings a new series of punches and counterpunches between President Trump and longtime U.S. partners, the question appears to be moving beyond the realm of the academic.
    — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 8 June 2018

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