Sentences with counterpoint
coun·ter·point
C c - Paris is just a short train journey away, providing the perfect counterpoint to the peace and quiet of Reims. [+ to]
- A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit. [VERB noun]
- Antony's heartfelt singing became an emotional counterpoint to all this grand guignol imagery.
- Andre, leads the narrator into an affair with Andre's niece, Emilie, whose vitality provides a counterpoint to his morbid brooding.
- ...lessons in counterpoint and harmony.
- The rise and rise of schoolmate Paul Hewson, aka U2's Bono, provides a meaningful counterpoint to Neil McCormick's music career.
- The understated tone serves as a neat counterpoint to the inevitable scenes of crowd-cheering triumph in the film's climactic reels.