1
a
: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls
b
: a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket compare combination shot
2
: a rebounding especially at an angle
caromed; caroming; caroms
Examples of carom in a Sentence
Verb
a ball caromed off the wall
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Under Zlotowski’s guidance, A Private Life caroms from sexy romantic comedy to Hitchcockian mystery to zany amateur-sleuth caper, with Freudian psychology always lurking beneath.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
One was a fortuitous carom off a Dallas defender.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Under Zlotowski’s guidance, A Private Life caroms from sexy romantic comedy to Hitchcockian mystery to zany amateur-sleuth caper, with Freudian psychology always lurking beneath.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Faber’s shot went over the net, hit the glass above the end boards and caromed back into the crease.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carom. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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carom
1 of 2 noun
car·om
ˈkar-əm 
: a rebounding especially at an angle
carom
2 of 2 verb
: to strike and rebound at an angle
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