backfire

Example Sentences

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As satisfying or convenient as it may be in the short term to describe ICE officers as inhuman monsters, that will ultimately backfire.

From Salon

Just beware that it’s quite possible a practical gift can backfire.

From MarketWatch

Scott objected to being cut out of the process—and warned them Bovino’s brash tactics would backfire on the whole department.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a move that backfired horribly as England performing badly in South Africa, going out to Germany in the last 16.

From BBC

If anything, he believes it would backfire because it would send the wrong message.

From MarketWatch