ricochet

Engineers said they were able to debunk some "myths", including that bullets can ricochet off the curve in the ballistic plate.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The unpleasant market metaphor refers to the idea that even a lifeless feline when dropped from a height may initially ricochet off the ground.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Ms. Frank’s unconventional, imaginatively orchestrated score maps their dreamlike journey as they ricochet through different planes of existence, and find resolution together in their love and their art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

The court ruling was the latest legal move to ricochet through the interoceanic waterway, which handles about 40 percent of US container traffic and five percent of world trade.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

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

As AI spending ricochets across the enterprise, many organization leaders still can’t say with confidence what they’re actually getting for it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Is anyone alive in here?!" the voice of Moises Faramaya ricochets around the ruins of the same neighborhood.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

In her refusal to shy away from the grime and grit of Yuknavitch’s story, Stewart creates a startlingly raw atmosphere that ricochets between discordant and truly inspiring.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

Sri Lanka's Kavisha Dilhari is stumped by Bangladesh's Nigar Sultana Joty in the most "unfortunate" way as the ball is deflected onto the wicketkeeper's legs before it ricochets onto the stumps.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

His voice is so loud, it ricochets from both walls and explodes in my ears.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Close-up shots of him face-to-face with Holmes have ricocheted across social media and already become the stuff of meme gold.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Djokovic was serving for a place in the final when the ball ricocheted off the back of the court.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Monroe appearance then ricocheted across the internet with the kind of viral intensity traditional late-night television has not generated in years.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

During Pages’ at-bat, a pitch ricocheted off Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe’s left hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

A jolt of pain ricocheted through Koffi’s body as a part of the splendor moved from host to another, sweat slicked her neck as it moved, but she remained still.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The rest ricochetted harmlessly over the water, throwing up sparkling geysers of foam in the bright sunlight.

From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by John Richard Hale

Closer and closer came the brig—now her bow-guns sputtered—and a shot ricochetted near the lean prow of the Providence.

From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Charles Haven Ladd Johnston

Marjorie, by the way of answer, hit her ball so that it jumped and missed his, ricochetted across the lawn and out of the ground on the further side.

From Marriage by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

“There goes a shot, sir,” said Buzzby, pointing towards the piratical schooner, from the side of which a white cloud burst and a round shot ricochetted over the sea, passing close ahead of the ship.

From The World of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Overhead the lightning crackled and the thunder ricochetted from the distant hills.

From The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found by Grace Brooks Hill

Now, the template of how the team made a softer, affordable diaper is ricocheting across the $33 billion company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

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

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025

Their motion resembles a pinball ricocheting between stationary posts.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025

The incident has fueled a storm of late-summer ridicule, with memes ricocheting across social media and commentators pointing to the almost slapstick nature of the scandal.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025

I grasp at the thoughts ricocheting through my mind, trying to corral them.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

The pioneer sunbeam of next Christmas morning rattled over the Dunderbunk hills, flashed into Richard Wade’s eyes, waked him, and was off, ricochetting across the black ice of the river.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various

"Uncle, do they pronounce that ricochaying or ricochetting?"

From Mr. Punch's Golf Stories by Various

There was a sharp crack from the shore; something whistled past Lydia's head, struck an upright post, splintering the edge, and with a whine went ricochetting into the sea.

From The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace

At this moment a white cloud burst from the schooner’s bow, and a shot, evidently from a heavy gun, came ricochetting over the sea.

From Martin Rattler by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

A minute later two puffs of smoke from different vessels shot out into the clear evening air, the balls ricochetting from the water in each case a few yards away.

From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey