Words similar to misfiring

Example sentences for: misfiring

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

In truth, though, flash in the pan refers to the occasional misfiring of the old flintlock muskets when the flash of the primer in the pan of the rifle failed to ignite the explosion of the charge.
It's just that the misfiring wouldn't happen often enough to greatly dilute the genetic math favoring the gene's proliferation.
The guns are considered unsafe if they do not meet standards designed to prevent misfiring.
Steadman, it must be said, overdoes the jiggle-headed twitch; in college, she looks like a Star Trek android whose circuits keep misfiring.