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

Poody is an example of a reborrowing or boomerang word, the OED said, meaning it had been borrowed from English into another language and then back again.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 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

Not wanting to be left out, I fired Leopardon’s Arc Turn weapon, a gold boomerang that launched from the mech’s forehead.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline