Sentence examples for but backfired from inspiring English sources

It may have worked oratorically for Cicero, but backfired when used by Goldwater.

It worked for India in the first test in Ahmedabad, but backfired badly in the second match at Mumbai.

The vegetarian menu had no impact on the infrequent vegetarian eaters' choice but backfired for the frequent vegetarian eaters and made them less likely to order a vegetarian dish.

A petition to get Neymar, the 18-year-old Santos forward, selected for the Brazil squad has collected 14,000 signatures but backfired when a TV crew took the campaign to Dunga's house last week.

The decision was made to build ties with Yemen's government and provide a more secure environment for replenishing Navy ships, but backfired when the American destroyer Cole was attacked by terrorists in 2000.

Central to these was a decision by Thai Raksa Chart, a party allied with Thaksin, to put forth a Thai princess as its candidate for prime minister — a previously unheard-of move that could have delivered reconciliation to Thailand but backfired spectacularly.

It can ease the pain when you lose but backfire when you win.

But it backfired majorly.

"But it backfired," he continued.

But it backfired: the woman fell for the rickshaw driver.

But it backfired and sent them into a tailspin.