How to Use counterprotest in a Sentence

counterprotest

noun
  • Amid protests and counterprotests, the scene in the city in recent days grew tense.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • Two people stood across Main Street holding counterprotest signs.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • His 20 or so protesters drew a counterprotest, and chaos ensued.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The counterprotest drew about 125 demonstrators at its peak.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But the counterprotest drew roughly 125 demonstrators at its peak.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Wideman said their event was not any sort of counterprotest and that its scheduling on the same day as the other events was not intentional.
    — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Tisch said about 20 people showed up to the protest tied to him on Saturday, and the counterprotest had about 125 people at its peak.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Baker provides historical context for the unrest, and profiles activists and clergy who led the counterprotests.
    — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2025
  • These Signal networks have also functioned as an organizing hub for an aggressive counterprotest.
    — Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Responding officers learned the man was engaging in counterprotest activities, yelling at protesters and had been livestreaming to social media.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Cavello said the mayor was in contact with the police commissioner and receiving information on the protest, counterprotest and the suspicious devices.
    — Mark Crudele, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Baker also provides historical context for that summer’s unrest and spotlights the local clergy and activists who led the small Southern city’s robust counterprotests.
    — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2025
  • One was an anti-Islam group, and the other was a counterprotest called Run the Nazis Out of New York City/Stand Against Hate.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Following a violent clash that Saturday, group members circulated videos of Lang being dragged into a mob and struck over the head, gloating over the images as evidence that their counterprotest had been effective.
    — Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The arrests outside Parliament came amid what is expected to be a busy weekend of demonstrations in London as the war in Gaza and concerns about immigration spur protests and counterprotests across the United Kingdom.
    — Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Our reporting reveals that members and related officials have encouraged protesters to impede law enforcement; pushed civilians toward legally and physically risky confrontations; and helped mobilize a counterprotest that turned violent.
    — Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Even as the deployment was being debated in court, the increasingly contentious protests and counterprotests outside of the South Portland ICE facility continued Sunday night.
    — Kelly McCleary, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Two men were taken into custody after at least one of two devices was ignited during an anti-Islam demonstration led by conservative influencer Jake Lang and a counterprotest outside the mansion, which serves as a residence for New York City’s mayor.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The homemade devices, which did not explode, were hurled Saturday during raucous counterprotests against an anti-Islam demonstration led by Jake Lang, a far-right activist and critic of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat and the first Muslim to hold the office.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The homemade devices, which did not explode, were hurled Saturday during raucous counterprotests against an anti-Islamic demonstration led by Jake Lang, a far-right activist and critic of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat and the first Muslim to hold the office.
    — Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • IEDs found outside Gracie Mansion The incident happened when an anti-Islam protest and counterprotest called Run the Nazis Out of New York City/Stand Against Hate drew more than 100 participants.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

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