misfire

Example Sentences

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The addition of Johnson will provide further options for an attack that has misfired in recent weeks, but the late saga around McNeil will have done little to ease concern.

From BBC

A misfiring and cramping Jannik Sinner admitted Saturday he "got lucky" after dropping a rare set before taming American underdog Eliot Spizzirri in furnace-like heat to make the last 16 at the Australian Open.

From Barron's

For all its awards misfires, “Wicked: For Good” was still a resounding success for Universal Pictures, which stands to gain heavily from the “Wicked” films’ combined worldwide gross of almost $1.3 billion.

From Los Angeles Times

It finds the misfiring heart tissue and zaps the electrical nodes causing an irregular heartbeat.

From Barron's

Vance has been repeatedly ratioed on X ever since, a small but telling sign that the usual outrage machine is misfiring.

From Salon