Example Sentences

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However, Hanna Bennison soon reduced City's lead with a wonderful effort from distance, the ball cannoning off of the crossbar and into the net.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

Croatia should have scored more, with Perisic's shot from a tight angle cannoning back off the crossbar in what proved a vital moment.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2023

He cracked forehands from a sturdy crouch, his swing full and flowing, the ball cannoning down the sidewall to expire in the back corner, repetitious as a gif.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 18, 2016

Cabaye, waiting on the edge of the area, thumped the ball back, his shot cannoning off the crossbar.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2014

The ladder fell sideways, cannoning into another one that had been set up beside it.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques