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Recent Examples of caromedThe puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026 The ball caromed off Bartlett’s foot, and Columbus pounced with Wessam Abou Ali eventually putting it into the back of the net.—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026 The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026 The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley's back and in.—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 Bishop Moore coach Amy Geltz said the free kick, which was credited to Heritage’s Emma Torres, was actually an own-goal that caromed off the back of one of the Bishop Moore players.—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026 Gustavsson made the initial save on a long-range shot, but the puck caromed to the top of the crease where leading scorer Sam Reinhart was waiting to pop it in.—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026 After stuffing the shot, which caromed to the Razorbacks' Nick Pringle, James fell to the floor writhing in pain and grasping at his back.—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026 White had a chance to win the game as time expired, but his deep three caromed off the back of the rim.—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The unfolding war in the Middle East has ricocheted across the region, with nearly every country sustaining damage from missile hits or shrapnel, many reporting casualties, and key embassies, economic engines and passageways closing down.
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Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
The exchange ricocheted across Reddit and social media, cementing him, for some viewers, as a provocateur skating too close to the edge.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
Toronto captain Auston Matthews, who hit the post in the third period on a shot that glanced off Vasilevskiy, has now gone 11 games without scoring, and has just one goal in his last 15 games.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
While the umpires awkwardly walked off the field, and while each side’s dugout glanced around for confirmation, the Surprise Stadium public address announcer made the call.
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Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026