How to Use blowback in a Sentence

blowback

noun

• With any change comes blowback, but the personalizing of it was a little challenging for me.
  — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2022
• That recovery has brought bitter blowback from hunters and farmers angered over wolf attacks on big game herds and livestock.
  — NBC News, 10 Feb. 2022
• Gores faced blowback from staff over his handling of the layoffs after a company representative downplayed the scope of the cuts.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022
• The White House blocked workers from striking ahead of the holidays — and faced blowback from the labor community.
  — Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
• The blowback comes as veteran recording artists are reconsidering some of their material.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2022
• Despite the blowback, Zegler wants to continue to use her platform to advocate for the Palestinian people.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
• But the Kim regime has also attempted to walk a fine line, flashing shorter-range weapons or launching cruise missiles that have yet to draw widespread international blowback.
  — Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2022
• Threshold status should, in theory, afford Iran the leverage that comes with having a nuclear deterrent without the blowback.
  — Carol E. B. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
• At the time, there was blowback from many country fans on social media about her appearance, along with reports of industry leaders being displeased that such a prominent a spot in the show was given to a pop artist.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
• And in this environment, Harris has faced relatively little blowback for playing to the moderate swing-state voters who tend to decide elections.
  — Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
• The company has already received blowback from astronomers and governments that are concerned about the growing flotilla of satellites Musk is positioning in space.
  — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2022
• Maui county has got to deal with the blowback on the recovery.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023
• But the good thing has, in fact, put us in the situation that has caused this blowback.
  — Patrick J. Deneen, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
• Chase was asked about whether there was blowback from his comments.
  — Irie Harris, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023
• The Hall at that point could move on to other players without much blowback.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
• The bad The Supreme Court reform grenade is already causing blowback, though.
  — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 July 2024
• Made in 2007, the film foreshadows the eventual blowback of the U.S. support of the mujahideen.
  — Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 26 June 2024
• The vote was met with blowback from Democrats and gun-control advocates.
  — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023
• If those who sought and issued this warrant don’t have their ducks in a row, then the blowback will be intense.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022
• Amid public blowback, the WTA went with a different bid this year.
  — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
• But while the sanctions are aimed at Russia, Americans will feel some of the blowback.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2022
• Few teams in this market have gone so far only to suffer such a bad case of blowback from the locals.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
• Public blowback may trigger greater volatility and lower growth for the first half of the year.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2022
• The latest sanctions, as Biden has stated, could run into blowback on the U.S. this time as well.
  — NBC News, 25 Feb. 2022
• So much so there’s been a lot of blowback for his recent public statement.
  — ABC News, 12 May 2024
• In the wake of its full-scale attack of Ukraine, Russia has faced swift economic blowback.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Mar. 2022
• Some of their comments on the Thrones front include their reaction to the blowback from the show’s 2019 final season.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
• But the blowback has been fierce after the viral video found its way to J.K. Rowling fans and transphobes over the past few weeks, Flom said.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
• Still, trans students have dealt with their share of blowback during their time at Wellesley.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
• Because of potential blowback from colleagues, and because the cat is made by a team, Don did not want to share his full name.
  — Charlie Fink, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024