carom
Example Sentences
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But Muharemovic got his feet crossed, allowing the ball to carom to Balogun who did the rest, sweeping the ball into the net with his left boot from about 15 feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Call perfectly played the carom off the wall on Michael Pérez’s two-out drive in the ninth off Kyle Finnegan, holding Pérez to a single.
From Washington Times ● May 14, 2023
That goes beyond the first dent from 64-51 to 64-53, which occurred when Miami’s Wooga Poplar threw an inbound pass off a Texas player’s back, caught the carom and dunked.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2023
But the ways in which its characters collide and carom off the walls are strictly funny-pages stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Three boys who lived around the corner on Orinda were at the carom table, which is like pool but with small wooden disks instead of balls.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
