How to Use counterclaim in a Sentence

counterclaim

noun
  • The year had been full of noise, of argument, of claim and counterclaim.
    — Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Heard has filed a counterclaim against Depp based on those statements.
    — CBS News, 24 May 2022
  • Heard, for her part, prevailed in part of her counterclaim against Depp.
    — Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 2 June 2022
  • The actor has also since made a counterclaim against the city that is still pending.
    — Natalie Hope McDonald, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Irvin denied this and all other claims made against him by Doe in his counterclaim.
    — oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Depp and his team have decided to fight the one point of her counterclaim that the jury did side with.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The court dismissed those counterclaims.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Gap denied the claim and instead filed a counterclaim for rent relief.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The defendants in the city lawsuit filed a counterclaim early this year.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2021
  • With a counterclaim, her side could be putting out new information to put pressure on the other side.
    — Christian Red, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Heard won one of her three defamation counterclaims and was awarded $2 million in damages.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • While the judge has dismissed some of their counterclaims, several persist.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • The Foleys have not yet responded to the counterclaim filed by Blake last month.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2021
  • The ruling also said Kesha should have been allowed to file a counterclaim.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 June 2023
  • His first counterclaim was dismissed, but the second one survived a motion to dismiss.
    — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • My job is to dig through the claims and counterclaims and do my best to convey the reality to our audiences.
    — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Chokri and O’Donoghue issued a counterclaim two months later.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Fareway filed a counterclaim, and the parties agreed to dismiss the case in November.
    — Curt Devine, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The other focused on counterclaims.
    — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Those statements by Waldman are the basis of a counterclaim Heard filed against Depp.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
  • Both Ruth and Schuman filed motions to dismiss the counterclaims but were denied.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The state’s counterclaim last week comes in a lawsuit brought by the Legislative Council.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2021
  • Trump’s counterclaim set the clock running for a new round of litigation that could take months or years to complete, but with parties’ roles changed.
    — Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The county filed a counterclaim, stating Langtry lied about overtime and mileage expenses.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Nathan, Abel, and Wayfarer filed counterclaims against Jones.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • The jury also awarded $2 million to Heard for one of her three counterclaims against Depp.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Claims and counterclaims and various legal motions piled up on both coasts, but the core dispute remained, more or less, constant.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Disney has filed counterclaims, which include asking the state court to declare the agreements valid and enforceable.
    — Mike Schneider, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Her lawyer began preparing a counterclaim.
    — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Heard is seeking $100 million in a defamation counterclaim against Depp.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 May 2022

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