Example Sentences

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And while gripes about fast-food restaurants having to close indoor dining because of a worker shortage have ricocheted around Kentucky, Johnson said nursing homes must remain open every day, every hour of the year.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2022

Theories have ricocheted across social media during the long wait for the return of the show.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2021

Some of the more visible ICE operations in recent weeks have ricocheted around the internet, and sometimes drawn a backlash.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2017

Parenteau beat Holtby and again when Borque’s shot was correctly ruled to have ricocheted off the inside of the post with 4:29 left in regulation.

From Washington Post

Then there are characters who don't want to talk at all�until they have ricocheted off the walls a few times.

From Time Magazine Archive