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counterattacked

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of counterattack.

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Examples

  • As soon as the eight men were caught, Siutsou counterattacked.

    Siutsou scoots to stage victory as Di Luca retains Giro lead 2009

  • But the Israelis soon counterattacked, gained control of the canal, and forced an embarrassing cease-fire.

    Exodus 2010

  • They halted Mr. Gadahfi forces' eastward advance on Friday at the oil city of Brega, regrouped, reorganized and counterattacked the city on Friday night.

    Libya Rebels Tap Army Defectors Charles Levinson 2011

  • The visitors worked tirelessly to close Stoke down on the flanks, defended stoutly in the face of the inevitable aerial onslaught that followed in the second half and counterattacked with alacrity.

    Stoke City 1-3 Newcastle United | Premier League match report 2011

  • As soldiers torched the village, warriors counterattacked, saving about half their lodges, recapturing the pony herd, and forcing the whites to retreat.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • As soldiers torched the village, warriors counterattacked, saving about half their lodges, recapturing the pony herd, and forcing the whites to retreat.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • But the Israelis soon counterattacked, gained control of the canal, and forced an embarrassing cease-fire.

    Exodus 2010

  • In Libya, rebel forces had held their lines on the outskirts of Brega for three days, since they counterattacked the city Friday night.

    On the Rebel Line, Frustration Prevails Charles Levinson 2011

  • Within the space of a few seconds – a moment of Madley, perhaps – Christopher Samba tugged back Demba Ba in one box and then, as Blackburn counterattacked, Tim Krul challenged the raiding Rochina, seemingly legally, in the other.

    Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Newcastle United (aet) | Carling Cup match report 2011

  • Abdel-Qawi al-Qawsi, an aide to al-Ahmar, accused security forces of trying to storm the Hashid leader's residential compound and said tribal fighters counterattacked.

    Yemen battles erupt when president refuses exit 2011

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