How to Use counterpart in a Sentence
counterpart
noun- Metal tools replaced their stone counterparts many, many years ago.
- The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.
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Despite this, the Targa hit the mile-a-minute mark 0.3 second ahead of its coupe counterpart.
— Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 27 Dec. 2022 -
Smith's lottery counterpart hasn't faced such offensive struggles.
— Michael Shapiro, Chron, 21 Dec. 2022 -
The number of vendors for the indoor market is smaller than its outdoor counterpart but still offer an array of products for attendees.
— Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022 -
Arguably, the first notion of a workplace digital twin will be a virtual simulation of its physical counterpart.
— Dr. Jeremy Nunn, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022 -
Mendes points to the values of Reagan’s conservative counterpart in Britain as generating a ripple effect that lasts to this day.
— Steve Chagollan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023 -
Bathhouses, aqueducts, and seawalls built more than 2000 years ago are still standing—thanks to a special type of concrete that has proved far more durable than its modern counterpart.
— Byjacklin Kwan, science.org, 6 Jan. 2023 -
The Paraguayan government has stayed firm in its commitment — even as Beijing ramps up its lobbying of foreign counterparts to stop recognizing the island.
— CNN, 5 Dec. 2024 -
Just like all game, the Dodgers had a response to any run their counterparts would score.
— Jacob Lev, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024 -
But the monster mum proved to have the same feel-good result as its smaller counterparts.
— Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023 -
Shares of large caps have surged past their smaller counterparts this year.
— Hardika Singh, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2023 -
Trendy and cozy, warm birches and white oaks are also a smart counterpart.
— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023 -
Potatoes first arrived on these shores in the 1620s as a gift from the governor of the Bahamas to his counterpart in the colony of Virginia.
— Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024 -
Here, catch up with those four and their equally gorgeous counterparts, then and now.
— Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023 -
The Fed’s aggressive rate hikes sent U.S. yields climbing above their Chinese counterpart for the first time in more than a decade.
— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024 -
There is no comics counterpart to Riella, but her name comes from a derivation of Aunt May’s last name: Reilly.
— Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023 -
However, raw cast iron tends to be more durable than its enameled counterparts, the latter of which can chip and crack with use.
— Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 19 July 2023 -
The good news is that a divorce could make you and your counterpart better towards each other.
— Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 15 Mar. 2023 -
The difference this time is that Joyce refuses to be as blunt as her counterpart.
— Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023 -
Pair it with its facial drops counterpart for the ultimate all-over glow.
— Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Ross rises through the ranks and develops a deep hatred of his green counterpart, Hulk.
— Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024 -
In 2019 the Orthodox Church of Ukraine split from its Russian counterpart.
— Matt Bradley, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023 -
All that said, this bag looks and mostly performs just as well as its pricier counterparts.
— Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 -
In this analysis, the people who died at 27 stood out from their older and younger counterparts.
— Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 -
That’s still a pipe dream, but Orban has a longer runway to enact his plans than the bulk of his European counterparts.
— Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024 -
Cameron and Snook get an advantage their male counterparts don’t have — the potential of vote-splitting with their co-stars in the same race.
— Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023 -
In the meantime, however, many African parents, like their counterparts around the world, are turning to YouTube.
— Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2023 -
So Nick is less foaming-at-the-mouth frantic, and Nigel less dimwitted than their Broadway counterparts.
— Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023 -
The aspiring screenwriter and director even got to have a chat with his counterpart on Zoe Ball Breakfast Show!
— Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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