Sentence examples for hit the wrong target from inspiring English sources

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Sometimes, though, they hit the wrong target.

They are not the only ones who hit the wrong target, however.

But there could be 15 reasons why he hit the wrong target".

The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 appears to have been a case of disgruntled separatists using Russian-supplied missiles to hit the wrong target.

If there is one wider moral of all these tragic events, it is this: those who seek scapegoats – whether witches, outsiders or immigrants – usually hit the wrong target.

A decision by the smartest man in the room is only as good as the information that he receives, and no matter how accurate the shiny new missile, if it's aimed at the wrong person it will hit the wrong target.

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Obviously, we do not want to hit the wrong targets or to unnecessarily escalate the situation.

But while the accuracy of our weapons has steadily improved, too often they hit the wrong targets.

Lennon had to leave Tynecastle not long after the hour mark after coins and cups of liquid were thrown at him, although both hit the wrong targets.

And until America wins the intelligence war, missiles will continue to hit the wrong targets, kill too many civilians and drive young men into the waiting arms of our enemies.

Under the auspices of Global Exchange, I traveled with three other people who had lost loved ones to Afghanistan, where I saw the identical grief of those who had lost loved ones because American bombs had hit the wrong targets.

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