Examples of counteroffensive in a Sentence

They mounted a counteroffensive against the enemy. the army launched a counteroffensive at dawn

Recent Examples on the Web For now, Ukraine is reporting that its counteroffensive around Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country, has advanced to the Russian border. — Michael Peck, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Russian forces have started withdrawing from around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, after Ukraine regained control of several towns near the northeastern city in a counteroffensive. — Harold Maass, The Week, 13 May 2022 Where is the counteroffensive in the Democratic Party? — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 Ukrainian forces are successfully launching a counteroffensive in Kharkiv and could soon push Russian troops back to Russia’s border, according to a U.S. think tank. — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 8 May 2022 Other officials cautioned, however, that the counteroffensive was localized. — James Marson, WSJ, 6 May 2022 The president also has gone on the counteroffensive. — Washington Post, 3 May 2022 In the counteroffensive around Kyiv, the Ukrainian military ordered lower-level commanders to devise strategies for striking back in ways appropriate to their local areas. — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022 The most recent naval strikes hint at a broader Ukrainian counteroffensive in the direction of Snake Island. — David Axe, Forbes, 3 May 2022 See More

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“Counteroffensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counteroffensive. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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