backfire
Example Sentences
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If prosecutors do turn up evidence of wrongdoing, Newsom’s decision to parade his indignation could backfire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Wilson, who was the biographer for A. Philip Randolph, the iconic civil rights and labor leader, said the Ohio FBI raids “were an act of desperation that will backfire and only inspire greater voter turnout.”
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
But that strategy can backfire in a big way—because customers tend to give lower reviews on weekends than they do during the week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
But some Wall Street professionals told MarketWatch that the decision could backfire.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Now the others began to act out, and the sense of justice and desire for equal rights that Mommy and my father had imparted to us began to backfire.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
Vocabulary lists containing backfire
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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"Laws are not the only way to boost immunization”: an editorial from Nature
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