backlash

Example Sentences

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But the backlash didn’t land the way some expected.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

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

However, Kugelman sees some potential for backlash if after all this speculation of talks, both sides simply resume with even more force.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

But what had prompted this new wave was far more extraordinary than a straightforward backlash to what had gone before.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall