backlash

Example Sentences

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Some people viewed that as admirable that he left, but there was some backlash from others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Wade, and the absolutely enormous antifeminist backlash within which we are all living.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Even before users voted with their feet, Disney was facing a backlash from its own content creators.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"Sorry I can't hang out today, I gotta see what's happening with choclatina and strawberto," Larson wrote under a TikTok post, which she later deleted after backlash from fans.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

King expected a backlash, but he wasn’t prepared for the storm of criticism that came at him from all directions.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge