How to Use boomerang in a Sentence

boomerang

noun
  • This sordid saga is a rogue boomerang.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
  • And in a bonus boomerang, Hazel shows off more of her dance moves.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Kim shared a boomerang on a beachside tree swing in a pink bikini.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Both shields and boomerangs were common items across the continent.
    — Robert Haidinger, National Geographic, 19 Sep. 2016
  • She was beamed up into a spaceship decked out with a mirror ball, a boomerang and beakers.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Two didgeridoos were brought home along with three boomerangs and—usefully—a large toy box.
    — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 5 Apr. 2019
  • There’s even been quite a few boomerangs, apparently.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Is the future of housing on a troubled planet a boomerang toss to the past?
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The boat was looking more like a boomerang every second as the current shoved it around the rock.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2021
  • In general, investors would have been better off if the boomerang hadn’t come back.
    — Ryan Derousseau, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Virginia’s drama is the first state-level boomerang of his legacy.
    — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2021
  • As sometimes happens, however, my boast spun around like a boomerang and knocked my teeth out.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In a boomerang on the second slide, the couple shares a quick kiss as a photo flash lights up the moment.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The tree’s hardwood is excellent for fuel, boomerangs, clubs, and shields.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the more obvious boomerang effects of these laws have already been noted.
    — John Blake, CNN, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Even the boomerang may be a Holocene aspect of Australian culture!
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2013
  • The piece was rounded like a soft boomerang and came elevated in earthy, buttery suede.
    — Alexandra Gurvitch, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2018
  • Such hard-to-predict boomerang effects could be true of the insurance mandate as well.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • One post was a boomerang clip of the couple toasting while giving cheers with their glasses at a restaurant.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The video showed a disco ball, the Scales of Justice, test tubes, beakers, dry ice and a boomerang.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The most common type of boomerang is non-returning and made for combat and hunting, like the one found in the cave.
    — Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Try zooming in super close to the balloon’s burners for an eye-catching video or boomerang to add some video to your feed.
    — For Kentucky Derby Festival, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2018
  • When the 12-foot par putt rolled in, Russell Knox fired his hat like a boomerang and let out a roar.
    — William S. Paxton, USA TODAY, 21 June 2017
  • Stacey might have the upper hand now, but Gizelle seems to have a knack for being there when the boomerang inevitably swings back.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Each box contained bouncy balls, crayons, a jump rope, light-up necklaces, a kite, a boomerang, checkers, card games and much more.
    — Dallas News, 19 June 2020
  • Moore posted on her Instagram Story, along with a boomerang of her in the new gear.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2021
  • In another shot, Brittany shared a boomerang of Patrick kissing her on the cheek.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Robin Hood’s fame is like a boomerang, coming back at him as an inconvenience rather than a moral dilemma.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • So Westaway and his colleagues speculate he was attacked with a boomerang designed to whip around the edge of a shield.
    — Robert Haidinger, National Geographic, 19 Sep. 2016
  • In the boomerang-style GIF, the actor points to her midsection while smiling ear to ear.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2022

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