go wrong
Example Sentences
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“Even if you intend to do a limited operation, you don’t know if it’s actually going to be limited. If things go wrong, it could end up being significantly longer.”
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Citing "operational security", the Pentagon declined to comment when approached by the BBC on how AI systems like Maven will be used in future or who would be held responsible should something go wrong.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
"Those companies would have worried too much about what could go wrong instead of just, like -- I wanted to just show people I've been into the future," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Smucker’s SJM 0.14%increase; green up pointing triangle overpayment for Hostess Brands, based on excessively optimistic expectations for Twinkies, is a recent example of how that can go wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
She wanted to be ready to duck out of sight very fast should anything go wrong.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
