wrong side
Example Sentences
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When things go against you, leverage is a curse, not a blessing, as anyone who was on the wrong side of the housing crash nearly two decades ago knows.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
But he shot a two-over 72 on Friday, to add to his 72 on Thursday, which left him three shots the wrong side of the cut mark, which came at one over par.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
England famously found itself on the wrong side of World Cup history at Azteca Stadium, surrendering Diego Maradona’s iconic “Hand of God” goal and another strike known as the tournament’s “most beautiful goal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
During a visit to the area, AFP saw fishing boats that had once been at the water's edge on the wrong side of a wall of jagged, now-dead coral stretching for kilometres in both directions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Nobody in Mason would have dreamed of getting on the wrong side of her.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
