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

After Chung and Klugo huddle, they line up on the court like two halves of the same body, moving in tandem as the balls ricochet off rackets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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

During these five years of soldiering Adam did more detail work than any man in the squadron, but if he killed any enemy it was an accident of ricochet.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

"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

Even if their shots don’t go in, the traffic in front of the goal leads to more tips, ricochets and general chaos in the tight areas around Winnipeg’s goal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2025

Neat play down the right and a lovely reverse pass from Jordan Bowery sees Davis Keillor-Dunn burst into the box, but his shot ricochets up off U's keeper Owen Goodman.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024

Fives is possibly the fastest ball-game on earth, far faster than squash, and the little ball ricochets around the court at such a speed that sometimes you can hardly see it.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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

His words immediately ricocheted around the internet, as it’s generally understood that humans are the victimizers in such situations.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

As the scramble has played out, rumors and fearmongering have ricocheted across Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Instead of surging over the bulwarks and exploding in the captain’s face, it ricocheted off the ship’s side and went straight into the Pacific, where it died with a hiss.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Just as Anton Lundt emerged, a twenty-four pounder struck the water within a few yards of his back, but ricochetted exactly over his head, merely stunning him for a moment with the spray.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 by William Chambers

“It touched the roof, ricochetted off, and burst away behind.”

From With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

The rest either flew harmlessly overhead or ricochetted from the surface of the placid water.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Edward S. Hodgson

"That other feller knows his business, Elder," remarked Nevada as a slug ricochetted past his head.

From Hopalong Cassidy by Clarence E. Mulford

At intervals the wind came laden with fine snow or jagged crystalline icicles which ricochetted from the rocks like things of life.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck

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

“Great Gold Bird” can be heavy, tugging at our hearts even as it becomes more mystical — its themes ricocheting among grief, science fiction and spiritualism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024

Her mouth is open and her head shakes slightly, like my words are ricocheting around inside.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

The rain is followed by hailstones which fly through the defile in battalions—rolling, hopping, ricochetting, snapping, clattering down the shelving banks in an undefinable haze of confusion. 

From A Changed Man; and other tales by Thomas Hardy

The first ball fired fell short of the brig, striking the water directly in its wake, and ricochetting again threw up the water beyond it.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 by Various

They could hear it descending, not at a single drop, but striking and ricochetting from side to side.

From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid

Many glanced, spun ricochetting into the sea, and with a venomous buzzing like huge, angry hornets, lost themselves in quick, white spurts of foam.

From The Flying Legion by George Allan England

The heavy ball struck the water a few yards ahead of the chase, and, ricochetting into the air, plunged into the sea a mile beyond it.

From The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne