boomerang
Example Sentences
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The boomerang is exceptionally well preserved, with score marks suggesting it had been polished and carved for use by a right-handed individual.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025
The very notion that generosity can boomerang may at first seem counterintuitive.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2025
"While launching widespread tariffs may seem like an effective tool, they can boomerang and cause unintended consequences."
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
Wartilykirri is a hooked boomerang shaped like the number seven, used by Aborigines in southeastern Australia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
“Get it? A boomerang. He wanted to buy a new boomerang, but he kept getting the old one back every time he threw it away.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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