ricochet

Example Sentences

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And the anger with which she had lashed out at me now ricocheted back on herself.

From Literature

An AI-enhanced image depicting the moments before immigration agents shot an American nurse ricocheted across the internet -- and also made its way onto the hallowed floor of the US Senate.

From Barron's

Two years ago, Tina Fey appeared on “Las Culturistas,” one of my favorite podcasts, and delivered a line that immediately ricocheted across the internet and stuck with me personally: “Authenticity is dangerous and expensive.”

From Salon

The plastic bin ricochets off the back wall of the closet and tumbles out onto the floor, barfing clothes.

From Literature

The messages ricochet across an Iowa grocery store, a kind of ambient chorus while, at one of the few remaining manned checkout lines, a cashier squints at his screen.

From Salon