counterculture
noun
coun·ter·cul·ture
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌkəl-chər 
: a culture with values and mores that run counter to those of established society
Examples of counterculture in a Sentence
the counterculture of the hippies
He was part of the antiwar counterculture.
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Ryder’s father, Michael Horowitz, was an author and fixture of the '60s counterculture who rubbed elbows with titans like Allen Ginsberg and Timothy Leary — the latter of whom became Ryder’s godfather.
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Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Washington Square Park, famously known for its openness and association with NYC’s freewheeling counterculture, has moved a step closer to installing permanent gates that would facilitate closing down the park at night.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Beginning with the Beat Generation, slowly and gently, like pot smoke seeping from a college dorm room, America’s counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s insinuated itself in unlikely places with unexpected results.
—Lewis Jacobsen, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
An assortment of fake-looking whiny babies in flashy hippie outfits accompany a Lennon rant about the counterculture’s post-’60s disillusionment.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 May 2026
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Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Washington Square Park, famously known for its openness and association with NYC’s freewheeling counterculture, has moved a step closer to installing permanent gates that would facilitate closing down the park at night.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Beginning with the Beat Generation, slowly and gently, like pot smoke seeping from a college dorm room, America’s counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s insinuated itself in unlikely places with unexpected results.
—Lewis Jacobsen, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
An assortment of fake-looking whiny babies in flashy hippie outfits accompany a Lennon rant about the counterculture’s post-’60s disillusionment.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for counterculture
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“Counterculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterculture. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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