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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But the Dead continued — and Weir was instrumental in keeping the sound of San Francisco's counterculture alive.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Here, in the rugged, remote Santa Cruz Mountains, one of California’s coastal ranges, the counterculture had found one of its first bucolic, dharma-bum milieus.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Violette’s nostalgic invocation of the aesthetics of the late ’60s and early ’70s did not so much channel the utopianism of the counterculture as mourn its passing, returning again and again to the grave of the last mythic moment when radical change seemed possible.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
There is also a deep irony in framing oneself as counterculture or alternative when your work aligns neatly with those in power.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
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David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Here, in the rugged, remote Santa Cruz Mountains, one of California’s coastal ranges, the counterculture had found one of its first bucolic, dharma-bum milieus.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Violette’s nostalgic invocation of the aesthetics of the late ’60s and early ’70s did not so much channel the utopianism of the counterculture as mourn its passing, returning again and again to the grave of the last mythic moment when radical change seemed possible.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
There is also a deep irony in framing oneself as counterculture or alternative when your work aligns neatly with those in power.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 29 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2026.
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