Sentence examples for a sharp counter from inspiring English sources

Simeon Jackson hit the post for Canada while captain Dwayne De Rosario should have equalised when he failed to capitalise on a sharp counter attack.

I usually crack chicken eggs on the counter to avoid sending small shell pieces into the eggs, but I use the side of a bowl or a sharp counter edge when cracking duck eggs.

The images – and the calls for action that they sparked – provide a sharp counter to the contemporary perception of what life in Britain was like half a century ago.

Cyrus Christie had to gallop back in the 13th minute to prevent Aleksandar Mitrovic from finishing off a sharp counter-attack.

Gary Breen blocked substitute Keith O'Halloran's shot and at the end of a sharp counter-attack Chippo laid his cross on a plate for fellow Moroccan Mustapha Hadji.

And so it must have been especially galling for him to be at the center of criticism regarding gender, and it had to play a role in his finally coming out with such a sharp, counter-punching statement about Abramson's management of the paper and its employees.

A sharp counter-attack from wing Craig Gilroy set up the opportunity which eventually saw Marshall touch down from close range after Afoa had been stopped just shy of the line.

Zukertort eventually tries to slug his way out of trouble, but Steinitz wins with a sharp counter-attack.

They need a sparring partner with a bouncy step, a sharp counter-punch and nothing to lose.

The recent dismissal of the veteran Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan and his replacement by Prince Mohamed bin Nayef, who led the fight against AQ in the kingdom, reflects a sharper counter-terrorist focus created by fears of Afghan-style "blowback" from returning fighters.

In another game the former's exquisite first-half pass to set up Dilly Duka's opener, or the latter's brilliant finish to a sharp Montreal counter-attack, would have been great individual memories to justify the price of admission at Red Bull Arena.