How to Use counterclockwise in a Sentence

counterclockwise

adverb

• The same goes for outdoor fans, which should turn counterclockwise.
  — USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• There is one tricky thing to figure out—should the cat move clockwise or counterclockwise?
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 3 June 2019
• Low pressure to the west will give the south winds a boost; winds blow counterclockwise around low centers.
  — Anthony R. Wood, Philly.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• The car spun counterclockwise off the ride side of the highway, struck rocks and rolled over, police said.
  — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 26 May 2017
• Next, quickly pass the weight around your body five times clockwise and then five times counterclockwise.
  — Christine Yu, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2018
• Winds move counterclockwise around centers of storms, thus winds on the east side of Jose are from the south.
  — Anthony R. Wood, Philly.com, 19 Sep. 2017
• Set your fans to move counterclockwise in the summer and clockwise in the winter.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
• Pressing down on the wrench, move it counterclockwise then clockwise.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2024
• In the summer, switch ceiling fans to run counterclockwise to push cool air downward.
  — Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024
• Pressing down on the wrench, move it counterclockwise then clockwise.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
• Do 25 reps, then repeat counterclockwise for the same amount.
  — Sara Angle, Outside Online, 3 May 2018
• They're used to keep nuts and bolts that rotate counterclockwise from working themselves off.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2016
• Make sure the blades are running counterclockwise for a cooling effect.
  — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
• When brushing, go with the grain of the felt, working counterclockwise on top and clockwise on the bottom.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2024
• The first car spun counterclockwise and struck a mailbox while the second car went off the side of the roadway and into a front yard.
  — Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 29 June 2017
• The police car spun counterclockwise and struck the two officers.
  — Catherine Marfin, Dallas News, 14 May 2020
• As a storm approaches the city, winds--which move counterclockwise around the center of the storm--come in from the southeast.
  — Joe Barrett, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020
• With small, rapid jumps, hop counterclockwise through the quadrants for 30 seconds.
  — Kim Cross, Outside Online, 6 Apr. 2020
• Pick a direction — clockwise or counterclockwise — and stick with it.
  — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 4 Apr. 2018
• When the dog days of summer finally arrive, make sure your fans are set to spin counterclockwise at higher speeds.
  — Katina Beniaris, Country Living, 9 May 2017
• One calls for cutting a potato in half across its width, pressing it over the socket, and twisting it counterclockwise.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• Heading counterclockwise, the train crawled through sprawling rail depots and repair yards.
  — Photographs and Text By Adam Dean, New York Times, 12 June 2017
• At the high altitudes, counterclockwise-spinning high pressure is present, shunting the jet stream to the south.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
• Line up the arrow at the top with the one on the lens barrel and push the hood on to attach it, or simply twist it counterclockwise to remove it.
  — PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
• So now, with only two other forces, the only way for their torques to offset is for one to pull clockwise and the other to pull counterclockwise.
  — Rhett Allain, Wired, 25 Apr. 2020
• Use a belt sander to knock off any irregularities, then run counterclockwise around its perimeter with a rounding-over bit in a router.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018
• Rotate slightly for a slower, more precise task, turn farther to amp up the speed, or tilt the tool counterclockwise to reverse the driver.
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2024
• The train struck the left rear of the truck, causing the truck to rotate counterclockwise and then collide with a railroad signal bungalow next to the tracks.
  — CBS News, 21 Feb. 2018
• Zoli and Brunet walked clockwise inside the queue as passengers were funneled counterclockwise along the outside of the queue.
  — Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Without touching your knee to the ground, reverse the motion and do 10 circles counterclockwise.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 30 Jan. 2018