caroming

present participle of carom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of caroming If all goes according to plan Thursday, the worst mishaps will just be Charmin caroming off onlookers. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026 In 2023, a foul ball zipped over the netting behind the plate and struck Sterling in the broadcast booth, caroming off his table and leaving a cut over his eyebrow. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Los Angeles went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick. — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026 The Kings went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026 The ball appeared to deflect off a television sound man along the low retaining wall in foul territory before caroming into shallow right field. — Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caroming
Verb
  • The surface of the water acts exactly like a mirror, bouncing incoming sunlight at an angle away from the sun.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Klein not only wrote the score but co-wrote some of the songs and supervised others, bouncing ideas back and forth with Anders and Rachtman.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her thoughts, ideas, and connections, are ricocheting and forming spectacular creations that are the epitome of what a brain at its most powerful can achieve.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As the loops build, the lines glance off one another, ricocheting back and forth—an on-the-nose but effective arrangement for a song about being in a holding pattern.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

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

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