There were a lot of naysayers who said it wouldn't work, that little kids wouldn't know how to use them and that big kids would spit in them. (gse.harvard.edu)
Same - screen multiplayer brawler Super Smash Bros. hardly seemed worth bringing to a handheld, but credit Nintendo for proving naysayers wrong. (stuff.tv)
The mother of three launched her real estate career against the advice of many naysayers in 1997 after a divorce. (remonline.com)