wrong way
Example Sentences
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It’s capable but doesn’t speak for the boss—who himself has no legislative experience and has of late rubbed lawmakers the wrong way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Daniel Sotiroff, Morningstar’s associate director of ETF and passive-strategies research, said that leveraged ETFs may entice individual investors to gamble and that they’ll end up with big losses if their bets go the wrong way.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He eventually rode the wrong way onto the northbound State Route 126 off-ramp, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"It can damage your child's character if you do it in the wrong way."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
There is no right or wrong way to add body percussion to enhance the rhyme; it is all in the ear of the beholder!
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
