Counters
Protests
Both words in one sentence
- When Bart protests that the protagonist of the story is supposed to get the girl, her new boyfriend counters that in this case, he is the protagonist.
Source: Hero of Another Story -
When he protests, Hellbat counters that if he was a prisoner, that shows weakness unbecoming of a Decepticon and he's carted off to the brig anyway.
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When Ma Ingalls protests that they could at least have a small ceremony at the Ingalls home, Laura counters that it wouldn't be fair to have a ceremony purely for the benefit of her family and not give Almanzo's the chance to attend.
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