ricocheted
Example Sentences
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A shot from Colton Sissons on the right wing ricocheted off Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba and went straight to Marner, who was charging into the slot.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
It's a phrase that first ricocheted through Budapest during Hungary's ill-fated anti-communist uprising of 1956.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
His ball ricocheted off the putting surface as if he’d hit a ping-pong table before rolling into the water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
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 • Jan. 30, 2026
I said, at last, in answer to some other ricocheted questions, “I left the church twenty years ago and I haven’t joined anything since.”
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
