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Free sign upThe phrase "met with a backlash" is correct and can be used in written English.
It typically means that someone or something received a negative or adverse reaction from others. Example: The celebrity's tweet about the controversial issue was met with a backlash from their followers.
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Later, her ethical stance met with a backlash.
The comments were immediately met with a backlash on Twitter, being labelled a "cheap shot".
The piece met with a backlash on social media, decrying the falsity of the claim.
As such, any perceived threat to their power is met with a backlash.
His remarks were met with a backlash from protesters who claimed he was trying to intimidate them into silence.
A third-grade teacher in a North Carolina elementary school has resigned after a same-sex fairytale he read was met with a backlash from parents.
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The determined efforts by African Americans to claim their civil rights has been met with a vicious backlash.
As long ago as 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson foretold that the landmark civil rights legislation he engineered would be met with a powerful backlash from aggrieved Southern whites.
As this blog has written, Martin's controlling ways appear to have met with a stronger backlash in D.C. than in Colorado.
Marvel's reported decision to cast Marisa Tomei as the elderly Aunt May in Spider-Man has been met with a fierce backlash from comic book fans who think she is too young and good-looking to play the character.
After Jimmy Kimmel excoriated Senator Bill Cassidy on Tuesday for proposing a health care bill that would leave many children with caps on their insurance coverage, he was met with a strong backlash from conservative politicians and pundits.
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