caromed

past tense of carom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of caromed The ball caromed off Ruiz’s glove and over the fence for a home run. Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Derek Hill hit his head against the outfield railing while trying to make a leaping catch at the wall, and the ball caromed toward right field. CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 But his hopes took a nasty turn on the par-five 15th when his tee shot caromed off the side of a bunker and settled next to the lip, leaving him no stance and no shot. Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Fox’s hopes took a nasty turn on the par-3 15th when his tee shot caromed off the side of a bunker and settled next to the lip, leaving him no stance and no shot. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 Schjelderup, making just his second start of the tournament, fired a shot that caromed off the right post and into the net to stun an England team that had dominated possession to that point. ABC News, 11 July 2026 Caminero turned and started to running to second as the ball caromed off the rail in front of the Rays dugout, but slowed down as got close. Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 Neto led off the fifth with a towering triple to center field and scored on Trout’s homer a few feet above where Neto’s triple caromed. Mark Gonzales, Oc Register, 17 June 2026 The ball caromed high off the rim, and San Antonio’s Devin Vassell leapt to catch it. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caromed
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Wrobleski walked the leadoff man in the first inning but seemed to be out of the inning when Gabriel Moreno bounced a grounder to Freeman.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tabitha Chawinga, who plays for Lyon in France's top league, gave Malawi the early lead in the 33rd minute with a strike off her left foot that ricocheted down off the crossbar and bounced into the goal.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Several of the accompanying staff and Secret Service agents were injured, and one of the bullets ricocheted off of President Reagan’s limousine and struck him in the chest.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rivera never glanced at the scoreboard to mark her progress, too intent on trying to stay warm and focused during sometimes lengthy delays.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After an intentional walk to Seiya Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong took off for third and came around when the throw from Valenzuela glanced off Josh Smith’s glove and into short left field.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Caromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caromed. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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