Words similar to backfire

Example sentences for: backfire

How can you use “backfire” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Democrats pounced on the ads, calling them a clumsy rehash of old charges and predicting that they would backfire by antagonizing voters who are sick of the scandal.
He decries quick fixes such as assassination because they either backfire by perpetuating the cycle of violence or aren't comprehensive enough.
This can backfire alarmingly, as in Nancy Kress' 1991 novel, Beggars in Spain . In it, genetic engineers adhering to an Ayn Rand-like philosophy called "Yagaism" create a race of people who don't need to sleep.
"The Nixon Analogy": Why the Flytrap-Watergate comparison will backfire.
This elitism could backfire against the movement, just as affirmative action's elitism undermined it.