COUNTERMAND in a Sentence

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Example sentences for COUNTERMAND, such as:

1. He countermanded his instructions to his staff officer.
2. The general decided to countermand the orders issued in his absence.
3. Butler's action was approved, but Fremont's was hastily countermanded, and his successor, Halleck, saw things differently.

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 Meanings and Examples of COUNTERMAND
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
countermand
 v.  cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
Classic Sentence:
1  George neither spoke to nor looked at Legree, who did not countermand his orders, but stood, whistling, with an air of forced unconcern.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
2  A week of remorse nearly made Meg sick, and the discovery that John had countermanded the order for his new greatcoat reduced her to a state of despair which was pathetic to behold.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
3  Butler's action was approved, but Fremont's was hastily countermanded, and his successor, Halleck, saw things differently.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In II
4  Impossible to conceal ourselves inside it without the artists seeing us, and then they will get off simply by countermanding the vaudeville.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XIV—IN WHICH A POLICE AGENT BESTOWS TWO FISTFULS ...
Example Sentence:
1  The general decided to countermand the orders issued in his absence.
2  All the president said in that statement taken in context is … that subordinates are bound by what their superiors tell them. But the president in no way countermanded the guidance that is actually being challenged in this case.
3  He countermanded his instructions to his staff officer.