How to Use backlash in a Sentence
backlash
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There was a whole lot of backlash.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
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But the backlash didn’t let up.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 18 June 2026
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Even amongst his old fans, there was a backlash.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Well, for one thing, the backlash was played up.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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The first-of-its-kind event sparked a backlash.
—Ionela Bara, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
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The prices caused some backlash among fans last month.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
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Amid some backlash, Pearl changed his tune.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
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Some of the backlash on the right over the Iran war.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Humphries said she's had to deal with her own left-wing backlash since then.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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To be sure, a backlash is now under way.
—Ben Appel, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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The backlash is not about her lyrics or her image.
—Laurel Elder, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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The party was a smash, but the backlash was swift.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
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But the backlash has done little to slow her rise.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
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Trump aides say the backlash sends views soaring.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
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But is there something to the backlash?
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
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Trump has since walked back his comments amid backlash.
—Connor Greene, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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The backlash proved too great to ignore.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
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The bigger the star, the fiercer the backlash.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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That’s part of what makes the backlash against her so striking.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
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And the backlash would have been seismic.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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The move has sparked questions, praise and backlash.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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The backlash was brief and minor.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Part of the backlash is structural.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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They were met with backlash quickly.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
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Sweeney remained silent about the backlash.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
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Predictably, the backlash missed the point.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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The backlash Berrios refers to has been building for a decade.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Two of them did not want to be identified for fear of backlash.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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As Schiffmann tells it, the backlash was all part of the plan.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
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The backlash to the trailer has been loud and angry.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
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