How to Use counterpunch in a Sentence

counterpunch

noun

• 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
• Three kilometers from the end of the stage, as fans set off flares beside them, Pogacar flipped the script with a surprising counterpunch and won the stage, gaining 24 seconds back.
  — Kevin Draper, New York Times, 23 July 2023
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024