ricocheted in English

verb
1
(of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface.
a bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall

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1. The bullets ricocheted off the bonnet and windscreen.

2. The ball ricocheted off the goalkeeper and into the net.

3. Sometimes bullets ricocheted off the walls as we crouched in our fortress.

4. The guitarist has ricocheted all over the jazz scene for two decades now.

5. Synonyms for Bounced include rebounded, rebound, ricocheted, ricochetted, caromed, recoiled, resiled, bobbed, glanced and skimmed

6. It, uh, accidentally fell into the lawn mower... and, uh... ricocheted into the window.

7. Once, I tried to shoot a man, but fortunately the bullet ricocheted off his belt buckle!

8. Synonyms for Boomeranged include rebounded, rebound, returned, ricocheted, ricochetted, recoiled, reversed, redounded, came back and come back

9. The late-afternoon sunlight ricocheted and reflected off the sandstone, illuminating the narrow gorge with a cool radiance.

10. Synonyms for Backlashed include boomeranged, backfired, rebounded, rebound, had an adverse effect, had unwelcome repercussions, kicked back, came home to roost, come home to roost and ricocheted

11. They were denied when Natalie Reay's shot ricocheted off Williamson on to a post but duly snatched the winner in the 79th minute - the lively Sweetman-Kirk Budling Reay's deep cross past Williamson.