boomerang

Example Sentences

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The boomerang is exceptionally well preserved, with score marks suggesting it had been polished and carved for use by a right-handed individual.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 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

It will get a gravity assist by sling-shotting around Mars early next year, then boomerang back around Earth in late 2026 before zooming toward the gas giant and its icy, dynamic moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Michael tells him that’s a boomerang and you’d have to go all the way to Australia to get the likes of that, you can’t get it in America.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt