boomerang
Example Sentences
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We of all people should know the boomerang swings back, but we got too dependent on you to truly acknowledge that.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
"While launching widespread tariffs may seem like an effective tool, they can boomerang and cause unintended consequences."
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
Wartilykirri is a hooked boomerang shaped like the number seven, used by Aborigines in southeastern Australia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
Becky G knows better than to keep returning, like a boomerang, to a liar who doesn’t love her — but she can’t resist.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024
Ragweed, the bane of hay fever sufferers, offers an interesting example of the way efforts to control nature sometimes boomerang.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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