boomerang

Example Sentences

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We of all people should know the boomerang swings back, but we got too dependent on you to truly acknowledge that.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

He accused the MoJ of "deliberately" setting up prison leavers "to fail" and "return like a boomerang".

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

"While launching widespread tariffs may seem like an effective tool, they can boomerang and cause unintended consequences."

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

It will get a gravity assist by sling-shotting around Mars early next year, then boomerang back around Earth in late 2026 before zooming toward the gas giant and its icy, dynamic moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

We were at least a hundred feet up, but the limo came sailing toward us, flipping fender over fender like a two-ton boomerang.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan