How to use "counteract" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "counteract" in popular movie and book plots

  • Wilson refuses to give him antidepressants and then takes some of House's Vicodin to counteract the amphetamines.  - Resignation (House)
  • They are nearly killed in the stampede of the Horde, but are able to counteract the nightmares and strengthen the humans.  - Gossamer (novel)
  • Zar volunteers to help Spock counteract the force field because he can sense whether Romulans are present even if he cannot see them.  - Yesterday's Son
  • His company has been forced to part with the entire quantity of Snooze free-of-charge, to counteract Graeme's antidote.  - Snooze (The Goodies)
  • Maggie developed a compound called the "Buffer" to counteract the effects of that particular radiation.  - Hollow Man 2
  • The attacks are becoming a national news story, and to counteract this, Kittridge allows amateur hunters into the forest.  - Grizzly (film)
  • Khurana used the toy to counteract his forgetfulness.  - Deewane Huye Paagal
  • Eventually Hamilton gets the ship's engines to counteract the spin and the ship lands on the planet.  - Cosmos: War of the Planets
  • The Snake devises a torture device to counteract it.  - Five Deadly Venoms
  • They bring the jade heart with them, but with the Virgin Mary etched on it to counteract the stone's original powers.  - The Heart of Jade
  • Silas ultimately does, having found a solution in which the last of Ivory's leaves could be used to counteract nausea.  - How High
  • Fleming has been able to determine the correct formula to counteract the effects of the enzyme and save Dawnay.  - A for Andromeda
  • The nations of the world began to devise several solutions to counteract the collision itself.  - Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
  • Daniel discovers a way to counteract the dark wave, however any full witch would die in the process.  - Sweep (book series)
  • They comment on the dancers, who are weighed down to counteract their gracefulness and masked to hide their attractiveness.  - Harrison Bergeron
  • When he has a bad reaction to the drug, Alys goes to find him a medicine to counteract it.  - Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

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