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

While many in Quebec were angry, some in the rest of Canada openly questioned the backlash.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Wade, and the absolutely enormous antifeminist backlash within which we are all living.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

This created a backlash that led to Prescriptivist dictionaries such as The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker