How to Use counter in a Sentence

counter

1 of 4 noun
Definition of counternext
Synonyms for counternext
  • The tomato might have to sit on the counter for a few days.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2023
  • Ash walked to the other side of the counter and put his arms around her.
    — Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Throw in a Scrub Mommy to scrub your tears off the counter.
    — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
  • At one time, quinine was sold over the counter for cramps.
    — Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Luis walked over from behind the counter and hugged the woman.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • What, nobody saw the dead roach next to the front counter reach-in cooler or the one in the kitchen light shield?
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
  • From behind the counter, the cashier pulled forth a large brass hanging censer.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • The stack on her kitchen counter is a couple of inches high.
    — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Just call it the Empire State strikes back, with a bold counter punch to Abbott.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Take the pie out of the freezer, and put it on a kitchen counter or table for 10 minutes.
    — Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 5 June 2023
  • The man in front of me at the counter was taking forever to order.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Do not use the toaster on the counter but also do NOT unplug it.
    — Julia Young, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
  • No more trips to the airport counter praying the agent won't say anything if the scale reads well over 50 pounds.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Herro had stood as at least the equal, or at least the counter, to Immanuel Quickley.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But perched at the counter, Price was curious: Had Trump smiled for the camera?
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The unique process extends to how the dough is cut, directly in the pan, as opposed to on a floured counter.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The space behind the counter was narrow — a terrible place to die.
    — Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Feldman added brass sconces above the counters of her own kitchen.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The suspects then wrapped a chain around the machine and pulled the ATM out of the convenience store, while the clerk stood behind the counter.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 5 June 2023
  • The frequency will depend on the age and wear on your counters.
    — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Most have a removable top in order to be able to slide in under the counter.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
  • My kitchen has been the biggest project to date, with having to add makeshift shelving, counter, and pantry space.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2024
  • If it’s approved, this will be the first birth-control pill available over the counter in the United States.
    — Carma Hassan, CNN, 10 May 2023
  • Huge trees lay upon it like Q-Tips on a bathroom counter.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In the dining room, there was a classic-style counter with stools for customers to sit at as well as booths.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • At Prada, hoards of chicks were sliding their credit cards across the counter.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 7 July 2023
  • There’s a galley kitchen with granite counters and a dining nook to the left.
    — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This entire Christmas potluck recipe cooks on your counter in the air fryer!
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Thinking the machine was broken, the couple took the ticket to the counter to confirm their winnings.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The product is an anticoagulant that's sold over the counter at drugstores around the country.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
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counter

2 of 4 verb
  • When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.
  • After she made her point, he could not counter with anything.
  • The princess countered with a handsome reward to find them.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The massive steel sphere moves back and forth slightly, enough to counter any movement.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Here, a strong, yet-lightweight, aluminum hull helps counter the weight of the battery.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Peskov also claimed that Russian forces have taken steps to counter a threat to the plant by Ukraine.
    — Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
  • To counter the scourge of CIT robberies, the government set up a special task team in 2008.
    — David McKenzie, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
  • If your body is begging you for something to counter all the cheese and grease, a lean pork or chicken skewer goes a long way.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The studios have countered with an offer of 5% this year and 7.5% in the next two years, according to the document.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 19 July 2023
  • Taiwan set out to buy thousands of new drones off the market to counter Chinese air power.
    — Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But Antonini countered with a solo homer leading off the top of the sixth for a 6-2 Springfield lead.
    — Paul Boyd, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2023
  • That candy dish on the boss’s desk is meant to counter the bitter taste of tough conversations.
    — Callum Borchers, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • To counter the Chinese presence, the Philippines built a new coast guard station on Thitu last year.
    — Emily Feng, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Staffing well and cultivating winning resources are the best ways to counter pitfalls in this area.
    — Lloyd Adams, Quartz, 14 June 2023
  • Manuel countered the point when the therapist asked about the lack of introduction.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Later, after the Beavers had pulled to within 46-42 on back-to-back three-pointers, Andrews countered with one of his own.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Out There Screaming aims to counter and complicate that lineage.
    — Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Don’t expect things to run smoothly, and be ready to counter any negativity that comes your way.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Management countered with a 5 percent salary hike, the first of a series of raises proposed.
    — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • The school board recently countered with a $5 increase to a minimum $20 an hour for the upcoming school year.
    — David A. Lieb, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
  • Obama countered that the plan would help small businesses grow more quickly.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In New York, a growing number of bodegas and restaurants have turned to surcharges to counter the cost of accepting credit cards.
    — Jennifer Surane, Fortune, 30 July 2023
  • That deal was designed to counter China’s influence but didn’t include Taipei.
    — Eric Martin, Bloomberg.com, 18 May 2023
  • Fast-food chains including McDonald's have already said menu prices would rise in the state to counter the higher labor costs.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Such a move can counter growing inequality and free up more income for spending.
    — Dake Kang and Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The bill also allocated funding to counter the flow of fentanyl into the country.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • But the global rise was countered by more signs that governments around the world were increasingly moving away from the death penalty.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • In some cases, these strikes are called in by ground forces to counter specific opposition attacks on army posts.
    — Weiyi Cai, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • The fund’s attorneys have countered that the grants are not contracts but rather, donations protected by the First Amendment.
    — Thalia Beaty, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
  • In July 2023, Weinstein had made a proposal to the board, which did not counter until December.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
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counter

3 of 4 adverb
  • Banks is counter-suing Kwatinetz with claims of breach of contract and fraud.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2021
  • In the business of health care, the drive for profits can run counter to the goal of helping patients, critics say.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The jobs gains run counter to the announcements by some brand-name firms in Silicon Valley.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • It’s framed by a grand feu–enamel minutes track in white with an enamel seconds counter at six o’clock.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Chavers grew up in Ensley and admits to living counter to the lessons her mother tried to instill in her.
    — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 4 Dec. 2020
  • That runs counter to the Fed’s goal of slowing hiring and the economy in order to bring down inflation.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Some seats also were being sold as singles and pairs, counter to the venue’s policy against seating strangers in the same pod.
    — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 6 May 2021
  • Both sets of changes cut benefits and run counter to the sharp and ongoing decline in U.S. life expectancy.
    — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • However, a backing fire — one that moves counter to the overall direction of the wind — burns through the bottoms of grass stems, causing the upper stalk to fall and point in the direction of the GOA.
    — John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Turn off your step counter and listen to an audiobook on your headphones, or just listen to nature itself.
    — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Given the rapidity with which fire spreads, taking time to first call 911 seems counter intuitive.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But why is the streaming pioneer going counter to broader market trends?
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Lately, there have been days when their own retail store, on Menasha’s tiny downtown Main Street, does more sales from its ice cream counter than from its racks of colorful cotton knits for girls.
    — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Instead, Clark has become some combination of mentor and friend; before each show, the two share a quick hug at the skating rink counter where his character works.
    — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Homeless advocates counter that beds should be provided for all.
    — Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2023
  • These have a wider toe box and a generous-but-not floppy heel counter for more on-bike comfort, though the upper is less flexible than a standard running shoe and might feel a bit stiff at first.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But an initiative the mayor recently announced — the enforcement of a juvenile curfew in specific parts of the city — seems counter to the city’s goal.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
  • From the kitchen counter to the dining table in under 30 minutes, this creamy sandwich is packed with tart green apple, tangy Dijon mustard, and plenty of shredded chicken.
    — Brittany Natale, Redbook, 30 June 2023
  • Trump's team hasn't been very forthcoming about the details of his illness, saying he's been getting treatments physicians counter are too intense for the light symptoms the Trump team has reported.
    — TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2020
  • For an algorithm, a simple strategy that goes counter to the extreme moves should continue to be successful.
    — Vasant Dhar, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But the idea runs counter to the traditional Republican notion of local control.
    — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • But there are political and corporate structures that have interests counter to those changes.
    — David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Hunting advocates counter that the species’ resilience proves coyotes can be hunted sustainably.
    — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Since Persky’s recall, several recall efforts have run counter to the progressive approaches to criminal justice that were on the rise only a few years ago.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Washington-area lawmakers whose constituents would be most affected by the change counter that the airport is already over capacity.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2023
  • Jim’s ruthless business instincts run directly counter to the nerds’ undisciplined approach.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Bobby Ghosh The president is adamant that lower interest rates curb inflation, an idea that runs directly counter to how most central banks devise policies.
    — Firat Kozok, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2023
  • McKeown’s rosy-colored view of our current moment runs counter to the trend line of public take on the court’s impartiality and freedom from political and partisan taint.
    — Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Like a spinning top, a spun bullet resists air pressures pushing counter to this axial motion, helping the bullet stay nose forward on its original line of motion toward the target.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2020
  • His style aligns with many examples of maximalist culture and cultures counter to heteropatriarchy.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2022
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counter

4 of 4 adjective
  • So this is the next phase of the counter fentanyl effort.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
  • Fix the wrench on the nut, stand up and apply counter pressure with your foot.
    — Lauren Farrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Again, that route is believed to be counter to the club’s intentions.
    — Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Inside the space, there is seating for 50 to 60 amid counter stools and chairs and a cluster of couches.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
  • On top of that, there’s no 5G, which seems counter-intuitive for a company that’s been at the forefront of 5G in the past few years.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 29 July 2021
  • Jani Khel is close to the site of last month's hostage situation at the counter-terrorism center.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
  • That might seem like a reasonable request from a member of the Kennedy family, but to some the rule felt counter to the whole raison d’être of PorcFest.
    — Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • In his email, Leahy said an amendment to the Leahy Law, which would expand the scope to certain counter-terrorism operations, is now in the works.
    — Lynzy Billing, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2022
  • If the action leads to trade restrictions, it could be met with counter restrictions from Beijing.
    — Aarian Marshall Will Knight, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
  • That’s counter, of course, to NASA’s view that the rocket may not even be able to withstand rehabilitation.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • My advice for older folks is simple and at first glance seems counter-intuitive.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Still, no items were damaged after throwing this backpack off a counter multiple times, and the outside still looked brand new.
    — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2023
  • At first blush, there’s plenty about Brian Head Resort that’s counter-intuitive ... and lots to make a person pause to fully grasp.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Trump’s lawyers and the counter arguments of the administration and the House of Representatives.
    — Mark Sherman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The hype around Ikea is counter to San Francisco’s mom-and-pop culture, which often chafes at any big corporate chains opening up shop.
    — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But the fact that crypto is falling in lockstep with other assets is counter to Bitcoin’s identity as a safe haven.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Bartoo said under the current four-team playoff what’s great for television and fans is counter to what’s great for the contending programs.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The protocols have also meant production has slowed, which is counter to much of how the industry operates, the union member said.
    — NBC News, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Krishnamoorthi said that the U.S. would not back away from the region and would continue counter-terrorism work there, despite the danger.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The counter-service restaurant also offers daily specials for dining at the restaurant's tables or to go.
    — Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Weed whackers are designed to either spin in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
  • That said, feeling guilty about screen time is counter-productive, because stress can trigger a migraine attack.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The two lawsuits made counter arguments, saying the killing of bears and wolves does nothing to help the caribou herd because the herd’s problems are from factors other than predation.
    — Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This strange counter-intuitive nature of time reflection is part of what has made studying the concept so difficult.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Gyoza Bar Gyoza dumplings, sides & Japanese beer at a sleek, narrow bar with counter seats & outdoor tables.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Giles said killing Dugina — or intending to kill her father — in such a public and violent way would be counter to Ukraine’s intentions.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Inside, its dining area features banquette-style seating along with counter seating.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2022
  • However, a full scan is counter to the Malwarebytes philosophy.
    — PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This is counter to the way NASA traditionally develops its rockets.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2024
  • But to diminish the importance of awards shows that celebrate diversity is counter to the racial evolution needed to bring more Black women into the awards mix.
    — Shawn Edwards, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2023

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