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.
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The Nittany Lions' three-game losing skid began with a 30-24 overtime loss to Oregon at home, and the team never bounced back.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The long-standing rivals have gone neck and neck in recent seasons, practically bouncing back and forth between division winners.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Part of Watkins’ denial was simply the result of being 19 years old, plenty early in her career to bounce back stronger and young enough to be a bit naive.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
Here are five of our favorites in the portfolio set to bounce back in 2026.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The long-standing rivals have gone neck and neck in recent seasons, practically bouncing back and forth between division winners.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Part of Watkins’ denial was simply the result of being 19 years old, plenty early in her career to bounce back stronger and young enough to be a bit naive.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
Here are five of our favorites in the portfolio set to bounce back in 2026.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
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 8 Dec. 2025.
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