boomerang
Example Sentences
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I said, “I’ll tell you what, for the sizzle reel, we’ll do this: You are the son of two doctors. You are ‘the boomerang kid.’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
He accused the MoJ of "deliberately" setting up prison leavers "to fail" and "return like a boomerang".
From BBC • Jul. 10, 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,” Swanson said.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
Ragweed, the bane of hay fever sufferers, offers an interesting example of the way efforts to control nature sometimes boomerang.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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