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How to use counterpart in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Counterpart means either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another. Example: “Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.”

Examples of counterpart by meaning

nounEither of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.

  • Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.
  • Obama never found a generational counterpart among conservatives in Congress like Paul D.2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times

nounOne who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

  • Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.
  • The two companies are working together with their respective counterparts in Asia.
  • Its incompleteness in this respect makes the timetable of less value than some of its Continental counterparts, such as the French Horaires Mayeux; nevertheless, it is fair value at 5s.1962 July, “Talking of Trains: The new all-line timetable”, in Modern Railways, page 10

More sentences with counterpart

  • Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.From the entry dialogue
  • Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.From the entry refined
  • Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.From the entry massive
  • In supersymmetry theory, all bosons have fermionic counterparts, known as bosinos.From the entry -ino
  • I work closely with my Canadian counterparts.From the entry work
  • Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.From the entry low
  • The bident and helmet of invisibility are two objects associated with the Greek god Hades and his Roman counterpart Pluto.From the entry bident
  • Asian dragons, unlike their European counterparts, are anguinine in appearance.From the entry anguinine
  • The pilots were flying planes that were not only light and highly maneuverable; they were extremely long-legged, able to cover a greater distance than their American counterparts.From the entry long-legged
  • The Foodists, a group founded by Foodistzen, emerged as a more extreme counterpart of AFF.(Can we date this quote?), Aesthetics Wiki, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025. From the entry foodist
  • The Greek poem shares more with its Indic than with its Mesopotamian counterpart.2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The…. From the entry indic
  • In certain states, DINKs out earn their DIWK counterparts by an even more considerable margin.2024 November 3, Miranda Crace, “Dual Income Households: How Kids Change The Financial Picture”, in Rocket Mortgage. From the entry dink
  • In contrast, underwater dunes are a hundred times smaller than their counterparts on solid ground.2021 February 23, Etienne Guyon, Jose Bico, Etienne Reyssat, Benoit Roman, Hidden Wonders: The Subtle Dialogue Between Physics and…. From the entry dune
  • Like their Western counterparts, local media engages in shorthand - it reports rather than explains.2019 July 9, Patrick Gathara, “The problem is not 'negative' Western media coverage of Africa”, in Al Jazeera English. From the entry explain
  • In counterpart, of course, the caveatted prediction is likely to be true.2015, Stuart Armstrong, Kaj Sotala, “How We’re Predicting AI – or Failing to”, in Jan Romportl, Eva Zakova, Jozef Kelemen, editors, Beyond…. From the entry caveat
  • Keythongs are somewhat larger, considerably faster and far more vicious than their female counterparts.2012, Timothy Groves, “[The Creatures] Keythong”, in The Book of Creatures, →ISBN, page 115. From the entry keythong
  • Tencent’s QQ and WeChat chat services top U.S. counterparts like AIM and GChat.2012 October 5, Christopher Beam, “The Chinese Steve Jobs Is Probably a Pirate”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry gchat
  • New World porcupines have some arboreal adaptations that are lacking in their more terrestrial Old World counterparts.2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Mammalogy, page 227. From the entry New World porcupine
  • In a process that spans decades, the male grows slowly towards his female counterpart.2010 April 14, Daniel Powell & Greg White, “Treegasm” (1:54 from the start), in Ugly Americans, season 1, episode 5. From the entry treeture
  • Early on, the New Yorkers clearly outpower their West Coast counterparts.2009 September 13, Jori Finkel, “Open the Storeroom: Let’s Put on a Show”, in New York Times. From the entry outpower
  • Many fretlesses, especially less expensive models that mimic a fretted counterpart, have fretted-bass nut slots.2008, Jonathan Hererra, “ASK BP”, in Chris Jisi, editor, Bass Player Presents The Fretless Bass, Milwaukee: Backbeat Books, →ISBN. From the entry fretless
  • Leopards, like their smaller domestic counterparts, are pouncers, and their jumping helps them stay in shape.2008 January 18, Laurel Graeber, “Children’s Events”, in New York Times. From the entry pouncer
  • Mozart figure prominently, as do their more Salzburgian counterparts Michael Haydn and Leopold Mozart.2008, David Chapman, Thoroughbass Pedagogy in Nineteenth-century Viennese Composition and..., page 284. From the entry Salzburgian
  • “Where's your counterpart tonight, Mandy?” he asked with a sly smile.2007, Ashley Ezell, Harvest of Hearts, Ashley Ezell, →ISBN, page 124. From the entry finagle
  • This is a rich, cheesy, counterpart to the quiche of Lorraine, south across the border in France.2006 April 1, Michael Jackson, “The Traveller’s Guide to Food & Drink in Wallonia”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media…. From the entry flamiche
  • Many foreigners claim to have guanxi with their Chinese counterparts; few actually do.2005, China-Britain Business Council. From the entry guanxi
  • The ceiling, or fifth wall, deserves just as much attention as its counterparts.2005, Heather J. Paper, Decorating Idea Book, →ISBN, page 208. From the entry fifth wall
  • New York's latest traumascape was a site every bit as extraordinary as its counterpart in Stalinist Moscow.2005, Maria M. Tumarkin, Traumascapes: The Power and Fate of Places Transformed by Tragedy. From the entry traumascape
  • The teiids we know today are a New World family, ecological counterparts of Old World lacertids.2003, Eric R. Pianka, Laurie J. Vitt, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity, published 2006, page 195. From the entry teiid
  • Metagraphy: symbols understood even though they have no conventional counterpart in speech.2002, Katherine Koppenhaver, Attorney's Guide to Document Examination, page 253. From the entry metagraphy
  • Compared to their biological counterparts, MIP offer different advantages such as simplicity in manufacturing and durability.2002, Oliver Brüggemann, “Molecularly Imprinted Materials — Receptors More Durable than Nature Can Provide”, in Modern Advances in…. From the entry plastizyme
  • At the same time, none of the extended adjectival bahuvrihis has its linear counterpart in either poem.1997, Prague Studies in English (Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Philologica), volume XXII, Prague: Universita Karlova, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16. From the entry bahuvrihi
  • But many words in this dictionary have no real counterparts in today's English.1997, David Grambs, The Endangered English Dictionary: Bodacious Words, page xi. From the entry poecilonym
  • Moreover, most roman fonts offer italic counterparts, and italics offer another degree of interest.1993, Mac, Word & Excel Desktop Companion, page 93. From the entry roman font
  • And so with his writing, which he proudly said was a perfect counterpart of his life.1991 Autumn, Robert M. Adams, “Montaigne”, in American Scholar, volume 60, number 4, page 589. From the entry accident

Meaning of counterpart

  1. noun Either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.
  2. noun A duplicate of a legal document.
  3. noun One who or that which resembles another.

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Questions about counterpart in a sentence

How do you use counterpart in a sentence?
Counterpart is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.”
What is a short sentence with counterpart?
“I work closely with my Canadian counterparts.”
What does counterpart mean?
Counterpart means either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.

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