Sentence examples for might counterattack the from inspiring English sources

There was concern in the British squadron that Moreno might counterattack the disabled ship, but the arrival on the horizon of Audacious and Superb persuaded the Spanish admiral to withdraw into Cadiz.

The commander at the airport, who asked that his name be withheld to prevent retaliation against family members elsewhere in Libya, also said that the rebels were worried that the Qaddafi military had regrouped and gathered reinforcements about 25 miles away, and might counterattack at any time.

Kurdish forces prepare to counterattack the Islamic State.

The JNA formed a battlegroup to counterattack the next day.

They worried, they said, that if the Qaddafi military counterattacked the city, it might try to capture the place.

We might even counterattack.

The royalists counterattacked but the stalemate resumed.

The Germans counterattacked over the following week.

The visitors had frustrated Chelsea up to the break, crowding out Eden Hazard when the Belgian sought to inspire from his central brief and hinting at the threat they might carry on the counterattack.

Between 20 and 24 September, the 1st Airborne Division was ordered to halt and construct defences on the approaches to Taranto, due to concerns that the Germans might launch a counterattack against the overextended unit.

Mourinho resisted any temptation to bring on Wayne Rooney in the closing stages and chose instead to introduce Marcus Rashford, hoping that his speed might help on the counterattack.