bounce back
phrasal verb
bounced back; bouncing back; bounces back
: to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event
She bounced back easily from her surgery.
After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games.
Examples of bounce back in a Sentence
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But the shipping channel was fully reopened five weeks ago and traffic has begun to bounce back.
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Orlando aims to bounce back Thursday against Brooklyn while Memphis strives to remain unbeaten vs. New Orleans.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
Johnson, who is entering the final year of his contract, is looking to bounce back in a new setting with a new quarterback.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
But that means Hawaii has all kinds of room to bounce back in 2025 and beyond.
Didn’t see your state mentioned?
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Orlando aims to bounce back Thursday against Brooklyn while Memphis strives to remain unbeaten vs. New Orleans.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
Johnson, who is entering the final year of his contract, is looking to bounce back in a new setting with a new quarterback.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
But that means Hawaii has all kinds of room to bounce back in 2025 and beyond.
Didn’t see your state mentioned?
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for bounce back
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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