caromed

past tense of carom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of caromed On a third-and-one play against the Las Vegas Raiders, for instance, the shotgun snap caromed off the knee of receiver Tre’ Harris, who was running closely behind the line from right to left. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 He was given his home run ball Tuesday by the trio of Long Islanders — Michael Shaw, Nick Maldarella and Chris Makarius — who teamed up to catch the milestone drive, which caromed off the second deck in left field and fell into the first deck. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The ball caromed off Fermin’s leg and went skyward as Simpson raced home and slid safely in front of Mize’s tag. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 An inbounds pass caromed off a Jakarta player out of bounds and the game was over. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caromed
Verb
  • Matt Araiza bounced this one inside the 5, where Emmett Johnson made a basketball save to Xavier Nwankpa.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Deloatch quickly recovered the ball, which had bounced backward into the end zone, giving the Saints their first touchdown of the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The ball ricocheted to shortstop Taylor Walls, who threw out Turner for the third out of the inning.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Awartani was shot in the chest and the bullet ricocheted off his scapula, causing paraplegia in his spinal cord.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Each glanced from time to time at their rods, propped against the metal barrier that separated land from sea.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was still alive, snoring loudly as journalists selected to witness the execution glanced at one another, wondering what was happening.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Caromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caromed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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