Examples of “counter” in a Sentence

noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.

• She set the groceries down on the kitchen counter.
• The clerk rang up the sale at the counter.
• Please wait at the counter and someone will serve you shortly.

noun A device or variable that keeps track of a running total.

• The hit counter on the website ticked past a million visits.
• The pedometer counter showed how many steps she had taken that day.
• Each time a customer walks in, the counter goes up by one.

verb To respond to or oppose an action, argument, or attack.

• She countered his objection with solid evidence.
• The boxer countered with a quick jab.
• The government countered the rumors by publishing the full report online.

adv In the opposite direction or contrary to something.

• His actions ran counter to everything the company stood for.
• The results run counter to what most scientists had expected.
• He acted counter to his doctor's advice and went back to work early.