misfire
Example Sentences
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They look even better when you factor in that only two of those games have been at home - with a previously impotent and misfiring team putting eight goals past Falkirk and Kilmarnock.
From BBC
Citi has had a string of operational misfires, and remains under consent orders to overhaul how it manages data, technology and compliance.
U2’s career has been one of triumphs, misfires and moving on.
From New York Times
A 550-million-year-old fossil found in India turned out to be a less than dramatic discovery, another episode in the history of paleontological misfires.
From New York Times
Cleveland then missed shots on its next three possessions — Mitchell twice misfired — allowing Denver to escape with a win in a game that had playoff intensity.
From Seattle Times
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