How to Use bounce back in a Sentence

bounce back

phrasal verb
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  • The ball now bounces back to the 6 God as fans await his next move.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 May 2024
  • The Colonels aim to bounce back from a 66-13 blowout by Cincinnati.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But the Lynx bounced back at state to win for a seventh straight time.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Within weeks, the city had bounced back from that, too.
    — Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • You're pumped to learn from mistakes and bounce back stronger.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Hawks are an easy pick to bounce back from last year’s 4-7 season.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Penn State fall to 7-1 with the loss and will look to bounce back against Washington on Nov. 9.
    — Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
  • No one answered the company phone line, and emails to the firm bounced back.
    — Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Will Dallas bounce back after two straight losses to the Saints and the Ravens?
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Or will Arizona bounce back from the loss against Seattle to pull off the upset, on the road against the Vikings?
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • But until the rest of the industry bounces back, the wounds could take some time to fully heal.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • The Razorbacks bounced back from a sub-par showing in last week's 38-31 home loss to BYU.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2023
  • In the quest to bounce back, though, airlines have found their hands forced towards their workers.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 May 2024
  • But the ruble has since bounced back and interest rates come down.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The team has bounced back and will face Oregon, their next ranked opponent, on Dec. 7.
    — Delano Massey, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Notre Dame wants to bounce back from last weekend's upset.
    — Arika Herron, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Still, the traditional top-down, two-seat sports car has been slow to bounce back.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The Ravens are due for a bounce back after a dispiriting loss to Cleveland.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The small bird bounced back after the species dwindled to near extinction.
    — Jeanine Santucci, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
  • After months in the dark, Cruise attempted to begin to bounce back this year.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
  • And Sunday afternoon, the Chiefs try to bounce back from last week’s loss against the suddenly-on-the-rise Raiders.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Left-hander David Peterson bounced back from a rough start and a rough first inning to reach the sixth.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Hinds bounced back after a tough run of things during Covid with one of the most fun albums to listen to (and to see played live).
    — Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Applebee’s is trying to bounce back from a rough few years.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Next week, the Bills will hope to bounce back against the New York Giants, who have been reeling early this season.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The peregrine falcon bounced back and was removed from the endangered species list in 1999.
    — Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The price offered this year may be reflective of Japan’s bouncing back from the worst of the pandemic.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And for its part, LVMH is sure of its ability to bounce back and keep growing despite the headwinds.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Utah State bounced back from a 20-point loss at Colorado State on Saturday.
    — Carson Hilton, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But Kotsay isn’t too worried about the pair’s ability to bounce back.
    — Haley Smilow, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024

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