ricochet

Example Sentences

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Here, Smith shows off his footballing skills to stop the ball from ricocheting on to the stumps during the Lord's Test.

From BBC

And this time, the ball ricocheted off his hands into the arms of a nearby defender.

From The Wall Street Journal

They hugged one another and recounted slightly discombobulated stories of bullets ricocheting off cellphones and even someone’s teeth.

From Los Angeles Times

A wave of negative wouldn’t stop ricocheting in my head.

From Salon

The deadpan exchange has ricocheted across social media as a perfect encapsulation of the odd, stiff-smiling dynamic between two politicians who recently spent months raging against each other online.

From Salon