How to Use counterproposal in a Sentence

counterproposal

noun
  • Give it an entire contract and ask it to draft a counterproposal.
    — Matt Shumer, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Both sides have been going back and forth with counterproposals, though the details have not been made public.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Both sides have been going back and forth with counterproposals, though the details have not been made public.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But it was blocked by Democrats, who offered a counterproposal.
    — Annah Aschbrenner, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Calvert said the church rushed the vote before a counterproposal could be presented.
    — Silvia Foster-Frau, ExpressNews.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • And this week will be a huge test for this when -- when Republicans come back with that counterproposal.
    — ABC News, 16 May 2021
  • The union made a counterproposal on class sizes, a CTU member said.
    — Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The union’s counterproposal would give players around 30% of the gross revenue.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Both sides claim the other has not responded to counterproposals, slowing the talks.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • There were protests and counterproposals, with a final version of the plan unveiled only days before the school board’s vote.
    — Ann Doss Helms, charlotteobserver, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Finally, the art of the deal requires counterproposals and a willingness to take a stand.
    — Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
  • First, under his counterproposal, each state would be required to conduct two weeks of early voting.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 June 2021
  • The latter didn’t even make it into House Democrats’ phase three counterproposal.
    — Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The union waited until early this month to present a 20-round counterproposal.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
  • Yet the effort to establish a counterproposal has yet to find success, either.
    — Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • Democrats are expecting to make a counterproposal this weekend.
    — Justin Gomez, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Angle issued a counterproposal of $61 per share the next day, which Amazon agreed to.
    — Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The players’ counterproposal is that those with salaries of $2,000 per month or less would maintain that for the entire term.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2020
  • Unsatisfied with Gill’s plan for the rangers, Serna came up with a counterproposal to hire more rangers.
    — Brad Branan, sacbee.com, 16 June 2017
  • The union presented a counterproposal Friday evening, after a day and a half of sharp exchanges between the two sides.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The action keeps the pressure on Illinois lawmakers to come up with a counterproposal.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Between July 9 and 12, the sides swapped counterproposals two more times.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 July 2023
  • Players’ counterproposal scuttles hope for a quick deal to start an MLB season.
    — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 19 June 2020
  • Iran rejected a cease-fire draft on Monday and submitted its own counterproposal.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The White House and Democrats have exchanged counterproposals for weeks but remain at an impasse over a final deal.
    — The Hill, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Kennedy said Fox Point's counterproposal did not interest his board, which would prefer rent credits over cash payments.
    — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Senate Democrats sent the White House a counterproposal this week to fund the department, which has been shut down for nearly a week.
    — Julia Manchester, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Tehran dismissed the 15-point US proposal to pause the war and issued its own counterproposal.
    — Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Huang also said the union submitted a counterproposal to the university's proposal by the deadline and is waiting to hear back.
    — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The failure of the RBI paves the way for the adoption of the government’s less stringent counterproposal.
    — Catherine Bosley, Bloomberg.com, 29 Nov. 2020

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