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Meanings of misfire in English
Spanish
desacierto Usage of misfire in English
1
Clovis swore horribly under his breath; the miracle was an obvious misfire.
2
The Nazi war machine was at last beginning to stutter and misfire.
3
Indeed Verstappen might have been closer but for a software-induced engine misfire.
4
It's where you misfire the most in terms of success rate.
5
By midway through the second quarter, the Grizzlies continued to misfire.
6
A tragic misfire but hopefully one that won't derail Rees' career.
7
It's self-satisfied posturing rather than film-making and a staggering misfire for all involved.
8
Any distributor who decides to buy this misfire can start counting their losses.
9
Every muscle in his body twitched randomly while his nerves seemed to misfire.
10
The vibration was building into a definite rolling shudder, like an engine misfire.
11
I'd counted the misfire to be a rare piece of luck.
12
Serena's dazzling combination of power and control distracted Capriati, whose game started to misfire.
13
While some of their tricks work just fine, others misfire.
14
The Last Thing He Wanted on Netflix is a tragic misfire, reports Dan Slevin.
15
Suicide by reading tour, I told myself, might misfire in the same delightful way.
16
At this incipient stage, it's all too easy to misfire.
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