redound

Example Sentences

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Hamilton ”advised the president to ‘embrace such reflections and sentiments as will wear well, progress in approbation with time and redound to future reputation.’

From Salon

Trump's own temperament and behavior redounded against him in this case because he wanted everybody to think of him as a glorious martyr.

From Salon

These kinds of arguments over terminology can get ugly quickly, but what's unusual in this case is that they're redounding to the left's benefit.

From Salon

"But there is a solution and a solution that can deliver for their constituents, many of whom are public sector workers, in a way that I think would redound to their credit."

From BBC

It’s about the benefit that redounded to the U.S. military because of a pervasive bias against women in the field of mathematics.

From Scientific American