There was a shout below and a dart sped up the shaft, to spin harmlessly back again.

Walker's swift gesture sent the blade spinning harmlessly, knocked aside as if it had struck a wall.

My hands slipped helplessly over oil, and with another effortless donkey shudder he'd sent me spinning harmlessly away.

They were not designed as darts and only flew straight a few yards before tumbling and bouncing off the ground or spinning harmlessly into the creatures.

On the restart, Danny Ongais lost control, and spun harmlessly through turn four.

Eddie Cheever, another Formula One veteran, spun harmlessly in Turn 12 on Lap 22.

At once, Tess knocked a thrown spear aside with her saber and saw it spin harmlessly to the ground.

But then the Triad thug was falling backward, the knife spinning away harmlessly through the air.

The robot missiles struck the Holtzman shields and deflected off their targets to spin harmlessly away into space.

"Nope, nothing would make me happier than if every storm this season obeyed my psychic commands and spun harmlessly out to sea."