Sentence examples for known to backfire from inspiring English sources

But bravado has been known to backfire.

True, partnerships with such companies have been known to backfire, as when the fashion council received complaints in January that its association with a company known for its cleanse diets might be sending the wrong message.

This plan has been known to backfire however.

History tells us that such bluster has been known to backfire.

As someone whose professional experience has been during the Internet era, he must know that such extreme secrecy is bound to backfire.

Though she is allowed to escape, she is not blameless and she knows that Will's plan to use Hannibal and kill him is certainly going to backfire.

As she knows well, focusing too much on happiness, making it too much of a goal, tends to backfire.

"You know that foreigners talking down to Indians and telling them what is good for them is going to backfire".

Interpreting these signals correctly can help a seller know when trying to get more money from a buyer, say, will work and when it's likely to backfire.

This strategy seemed to backfire.

It is likely to backfire.