mount a counter-attack

Frequency: 7.49.8 per million words

To organize and begin a counter-attack, often a significant one.

counter-attackVERB + counter-attack

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Examples (10)

  • The soldiers mounted a strong counter-attack against the rebels.
  • The team is preparing to mount a swift counter-attack in the second half.
  • After losing market share, the company decided to mount a major counter-attack with a new advertising campaign.
  • Our forces are in position, ready to mount a counter-attack at dawn.
  • The opposition party is currently mounting a political counter-attack against the government's new policy.
  • If they attack our servers again, we will be forced to mount a digital counter-attack.
  • Despite being outnumbered, the small garrison mounted a fierce counter-attack.
  • The lawyer mounted a brilliant counter-attack during the cross-examination, discrediting the witness.
  • A successful general knows exactly when to defend and when to mount a counter-attack.
  • They had been on the defensive for hours before finally mounting a successful counter-attack.