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Recent Examples of ricochet
Bedard tripped over his feet while trying to maneuver through defenders, and his scoring strike ricocheted off Larsson’s skate, Bedard’s first goal after a four-game drought.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
The note quickly ricocheted beyond his store’s 7,500 followers.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Instead of rimming it up the boards to a teammate, the puck ricocheted straight back off the end boards.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
White boulders shape-shifted in the twilight, and the sound of a calving glacier ricocheted like a gunshot between the mountains.
—Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
The note quickly ricocheted beyond his store’s 7,500 followers.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Instead of rimming it up the boards to a teammate, the puck ricocheted straight back off the end boards.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
White boulders shape-shifted in the twilight, and the sound of a calving glacier ricocheted like a gunshot between the mountains.
—Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ricochet
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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