ricochet

Example Sentences

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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 • Jan. 3, 2026

Unlucky Torino centre-back Coco saw the ball come off him and ricochet into the net in the 74th minute when his teammate Luis Asue attempted to clear a free-kick.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck are joined by the New York Times’ Nicholas Kulish to discuss the ricochet effect of such a massive media merger on the film and television industries.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2025

Their best hope is putting a body part in the way—and hoping a Capitals teammate isn’t there to redirect the ricochet into the net.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2025

She wished she had something to throw, something to ricochet off buildings with the kind of force that she felt building up behind her heart.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway