Wondering how to use Ricocheting in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Ricocheting meaning
present participle and gerund of ricochet
Using Ricocheting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of ricochet
- In the example corpus, ricocheting often appears in combinations such as: ricocheting off, and ricocheting, ricocheting the.
Context around Ricocheting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ricocheting
- In this selection, "ricocheting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cross, illuminates, consonants, off, wide and light stand out and add context to how "ricocheting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and illuminates ricocheting light and and and other ricocheting off the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ricocheting" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ricocheting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alan Browne wins a corner for Preston, his attempted cross ricocheting wide off a defender. (15 words)
Nine other prisoners were wounded, and a military police corporal was wounded by a ricocheting bullet. (16 words)
It then bounces off and hits another piece of wood, before ricocheting off that amd bouncing halfway down a flight of stairs. (22 words)
Caught unawares, the whole thing is a comedy of error piled up upon error, starting with the initial launch warning, done by a low-level worker, and ricocheting to the governor's office, where the poor dork was searching for his sign-in and password. (45 words)
According to the young coach Ukai, his play style most resembles the former "Little Giant" and can do impressive feats like changing the angle of his spike and ricocheting the ball off blocker's hands to make it difficult to receive. (41 words)
In 2016, the research team demonstrated how Salto could take a leap and then immediately spring higher by ricocheting off a wall, making it the world’s most vertically agile robot — jumping for than three times its height. (38 words)
Example sentences (15)
Alan Browne wins a corner for Preston, his attempted cross ricocheting wide off a defender.
And both are delivered forth with a vision and preciseness that astounds and illuminates, ricocheting light and understanding that is seldom felt when watching these timeless tales.
Her plosive consonants ricocheting like artillery fire, there was a steely core to her tone, despite a looseness of pitch consistent with Klytemnestra’s moral collapse.
According to the young coach Ukai, his play style most resembles the former "Little Giant" and can do impressive feats like changing the angle of his spike and ricocheting the ball off blocker's hands to make it difficult to receive.
Girard clanged an open floater on one possession and fired a pass to no one, ricocheting the ball off the hoop’s padding.
It then bounces off and hits another piece of wood, before ricocheting off that amd bouncing halfway down a flight of stairs.
Raz's raps are unfailingly dead-serious and personal, sharply ricocheting off race, gentrification, and gun violence (just to pick a few) on the way to the hook.
The bullet entered McCann's body along his belt line, tearing skin and muscle before ricocheting off his pelvis, which fractured, and exiting through his right groin.
The visitors piled more a late winner but again, Prince was denied twice, one by the goalkeeper and other ricocheting off the bar.
In 2016, the research team demonstrated how Salto could take a leap and then immediately spring higher by ricocheting off a wall, making it the world’s most vertically agile robot — jumping for than three times its height.
The 29-year-old closed down Ben Foster in the Watford goal and managed to block the goalkeeper’s clearance with the ball ricocheting off his leg into the back of the net after 11 minutes.
Caught unawares, the whole thing is a comedy of error piled up upon error, starting with the initial launch warning, done by a low-level worker, and ricocheting to the governor's office, where the poor dork was searching for his sign-in and password.
Ebdo justified its decision by pointing to the allegations ricocheting around the world, including in France, since the scandal broke over Weinstein.
Nine other prisoners were wounded, and a military police corporal was wounded by a ricocheting bullet.
Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier 4 (December 2010) Much like his Vibranium shield, the energy shield can be thrown, including ricocheting off multiple surfaces and returning to his hand.
Common combinations with ricocheting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ricocheting off 7×
- and ricocheting 2×
- ricocheting the 2×
- before ricocheting 2×
- by ricocheting 2×