Sometimes the OED uses really bizarre sentences to demonstrate appropriate usage of a word. It's enough to make one really wonder about the folks behind our language.
recoil:
the soothsayers agreed that all the dangers would recoil on the heads of those who were in possession of the entrails.
I've been finding these for a while. Now I'm going to start posting them.
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