backfire
Example Sentences
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Instead, his grotesque behavior backfired and has drawn even more insults and rejections.
From Salon
I tried to use my powers to get something I wanted, and it really backfired.
From Literature
“Between the five of you not a single one thought that maybe this was too dangerous, that it would most likely backfire spectacularly.”
From Literature
The last time Mr. Macron called an election in 2024, it backfired.
Working with such armed militias has backfired in the past, say military analysts.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
