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

The agency, and subsequently Bondi, faced bipartisan backlash, with lawmakers accusing the justice department of failing to obscure some identifying information about survivors while protecting the identities of those who were not victims.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 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

The board would fear a backlash should it grant the same sum for a project “which an unsympathetic and inaccurate critic might describe as a single instrument for one man.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik