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ricochet

[rik-uh-shey, rik-uh-shey, rik-uh-shet] / ˌrɪk əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃɛt /


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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

That means any deteriorating credit backdrop, a pickup in credit losses or higher yields still could ricochet through private credit or other publicly traded funds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 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

Unlucky Torino centre-back Coco saw the ball come off him and ricochet into the net in the 74th minute when his teammate Luis Asue attempted to clear a free-kick.

From Barron's Dec. 28, 2025

Lazlo could see the ricochet of feeling in her, the tentative surge of hope flinching back toward the firmer ground of dread.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

"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

The book ricochets back and forth in time, with such section headings as “Twelve Days Before the Robbery” and “Thirteen Years Earlier.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 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

When my head comes into sight, a gasp ricochets through the living room.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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

The ball ricocheted to the edge of the infield grass, where first baseman Freddie Freeman picked it up.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 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

After pulling his tee shot towards the trees, Fitzpatrick's ball struck a cart path, ricocheted back on to the green, and was only prevented from trickling into the water by a well-positioned sprinkler head.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

Her shoulder clipped the cabinet and she ricocheted.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

Instead of sinking, the shot ricochetted from the water and carried away the bow of the boat in passing, whirling it round and almost overturning it.

From The Battle and the Breeze by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

It "scooted," glanced, ricochetted, or whatever you want to call it, all around that room and you never saw such a scampering to get out.

From The Emma Gees by Herbert Wes McBride

Suddenly the car skidded on a slippery hillside, turned from the road, plowed through a clump of scrub, ricochetted against a dark obstruction, poised a moment on two wheels, turned around and stopped.

From The Cow Puncher by Robert J. C. Stead

It ricochetted and struck again half a mile outside.

From The Boys of '98 by James Otis

Unable to pick a lane and drive it, they keep ricocheting between preaching patience and acting impatiently.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

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

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

He had just lain down on a soaking couch of spruce boughs when the ricochetting echo of a gun set the boulders crashing down the precipices.

From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut

Just as we were turning the face of Screen cliff a sound of singing reached us, ricochetting over the water.

From Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan by Percival Lowell

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

From Mr. Punch's Golf Stories by Various

And lest they should dare to watch and return before he was ready for them he sent another shot into the blue sky, ricochetting along the hills; and still another, grimly, after an interval.

From The City of Fire by Grace Livingston Hill

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




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