ricocheted
Example Sentences
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During Pages’ at-bat, a pitch ricocheted off Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe’s left hand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
It's a phrase that first ricocheted through Budapest during Hungary's ill-fated anti-communist uprising of 1956.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Two years ago, Tina Fey appeared on “Las Culturistas,” one of my favorite podcasts, and delivered a line that immediately ricocheted across the internet and stuck with me personally: “Authenticity is dangerous and expensive.”
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
Kalulu struck in the 73rd minute when Pisa defender Arturo Calabresi's attempted clearance from a Weston McKennie cross ricocheted off the Frenchman and into the net.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
A bolt of lightning ricocheted off the point and blasted the ghosts to ions, leaving a smoking crater where the sand fountain had been.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
