counter

Definition:
1. A long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc.
2. A small disc used for playing or scoring in some board games.
3. An electronic device for counting something.

Use 'counter' in a sentence:

• 1. She sighed and flicked a dishcloth at the counter.
• 2. He banged the money down on the counter.
• 3. She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter.
• 4. Wes hunched his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.
• 5. I asked at the counter.
• 6. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag.
• 7. I guess maybe that woman behind the counter was right.
• 8. They can usually be found in the ticket counter area interacting with travelers.
• 9. Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?
• 10. Leftover food and unwashed dishes cover the dirty counters.
• 11. The finding ran counter to all expectations.
• 12. A large crowd of customers swarmed before the counter.
• 13. Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes.
• 14. He threw a folded dollar on the counter.
• 15. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
• 16. The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims.
• 17. Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag.
• 18. She scrubbed the counters down with bleach.
• 19. I guided him to the counter to order.
• 20. My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room.
• 21. And it doesn't run counter to the goals of public education.
• 22. Are you taking any other medicines whether on prescription or bought over the counter?
• 23. I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards.
• 24. The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.
• 25. We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.
• 26. He gave his counter a polish with a soft duster.
• 27. Both of them had to counter fierce criticism.
• 28. The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade.
• 29. Whether you're behind the pharmacy counter or in the lab, you can rest easy.
• 30. He said the country needed a strong intelligence service to counter espionage, terrorism, and foreign extremists.
• 31. The country needs a strong intelligence service to counter espionage and foreign extremists.
• 32. Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts.
• 33. She spread pieces of bread on the counter and began buttering them.
• 34. A liquor store clerk reads a magazine at the counter.
• 35. The clerk at the counter gave me too little change.
• 36. I tried to argue but he countered that the plans were not yet finished.
• 37. The needle on the rev counter soared.
• 38. He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.
• 39. The new answering machine has a call counter.
• 40. Such arguments are not easily countered.
• 41. These results seem counter-intuitive.
• 42. He propped his elbows upon a greasy counter.
• 43. Her synthesis of feminism and socialism ran counter to all other historical currents.
• 44. She was serving behind the counter.
• 45. He leaned over the counter so his face was almost level with the boy's.
• 46. O'Brien sat on a bar stool and leaned his elbows on the counter.
• 47. The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.
• 48. These tablets are available over the counter.
• 49. The shop assistant received me indifferently while leaning on a counter.
• 50. Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy.
• 51. The government's plans run counter to agreed European policy on this issue.