Backfired is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Backfired meaning
simple past and past participle of backfire
Using Backfired
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of backfire
- In the example corpus, backfired often appears in combinations such as: it backfired, backfired on, have backfired.
Context around Backfired
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backfired
- In this selection, "backfired" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stunt, totally, plans, kiner, horribly and somewhat stand out and add context to how "backfired" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and totally backfired and attacks also backfired somewhat prompting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backfired" sits close to words such as als, antioch and aptly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backfired
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As it turned out, it backfired on Generico. (8 words)
And yeah, it kind of backfired,” Kiner-Falefa said. (9 words)
It all backfired when Gotani-Hara did not play their game. (11 words)
A homeowner daubed 'watch p*rn, not me' across their roof to seemingly mock nosy neighbours spying on Maps - but the stunt backfired as tens of thousands are now flocking to view it. (33 words)
In Dwayne Johnson's world, he needs to be the main character, but it backfired with a superhero film that felt 20 years too late and tripped up its own potentially connected universe. (33 words)
Prior to Washington’s beatdown by the Browns on Sunday, Rivera named as their starting quarterback in hopes that he would lead them on a magical late season run, but it completely backfired. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A homeowner daubed 'watch p*rn, not me' across their roof to seemingly mock nosy neighbours spying on Maps - but the stunt backfired as tens of thousands are now flocking to view it.
Although Asuleu gave her a hall pass to ease his feelings of guilt and try to even the score, it backfired.
And yeah, it kind of backfired,” Kiner-Falefa said.
As it turned out, it backfired on Generico.
But I know I’m your favorite president and they make me look like a criminal, but it completely and totally backfired.
But not fielding a full-strength side was still a gamble, and it has backfired horribly.
But Russia’s grid attacks also backfired somewhat, prompting Ukraine’s supporters to speed up delivery of the air defense systems that Kyiv had wanted since the first days of the war.
But some attempts by their attorneys to neutralize or explain that language have backfired.
But that may have backfired, with some board members viewing the statement as an ‘overreaction’, the Financial Times reported.
But those actions would soon seem premature as the town's plans backfired behind the power of two words: eminent domain.
He attempted to use the Gun Devil to kill Makima, but it severely backfired.
However, her “distraction” plan backfired spectacularly when she once again would not say whether a double rapist was a man and indeed, in a Freudian slip, referred to the man as “she”.
However, the fallout of that particular prank has nothing on another one that backfired in a big way in Texas.
In Dwayne Johnson's world, he needs to be the main character, but it backfired with a superhero film that felt 20 years too late and tripped up its own potentially connected universe.
It all backfired when Gotani-Hara did not play their game.
It easily could have backfired, but it allowed all the songs to shine.
Javi Gracia kept faith with under fire Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier, but that decision backfired as another error from the Frenchman allowed Wilson to open the scoring just before the hour mark.
Liz Truss, who succeeded Mr. Johnson, was forced out after her trickle-down tax cuts backfired in financial markets.
Of course, that backfired on Alpha when she died as Negan seemed to finally accept her offer only to slice her throat, ending her threat to his people.
Prior to Washington’s beatdown by the Browns on Sunday, Rivera named as their starting quarterback in hopes that he would lead them on a magical late season run, but it completely backfired.
Common combinations with backfired
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- it backfired 19×
- backfired on 19×
- have backfired 18×
- has backfired 16×
- backfired and 16×
- backfired as 12×
- backfired when 12×
- backfired with 10×
- that backfired 10×
- plan backfired 9×