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Lewandowski made sure of the win with a typical predatory finish, poking his 74th Champions League goal into an empty net after Jamal Musiala's drive had cannoned back off the post.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2021

Joseph Nane's shot in off the crossbar, after an earlier range-finder had cannoned off it, rewarded an industrious performance from the midfielder - who had never scored a goal in MLS up to that point.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2012

After the furore in South Africa, when Frank Lampard's shot against Germany had cannoned down over the line only for the linesman to wave play on, good fortune fell with England at the Donbass Arena.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2012

Footsteps passed down into the vault, and there came a sound as if the unknown had cannoned into a chair, followed by a sharp intake of breath, expressive of pain. 

From The Gold Bat by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Mr. Hannaford declared stoutly, rubbing that portion of his waistcoat into which Percival's head had cannoned.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)