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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This isn’t exactly enough to say the biotech sector has fully bounced back, an HSBC managing director told STAT.
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Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
The Kings bounced back from a 13-point third quarter to outscore the Nets 18-10 in the fourth before taking Fox and Sabonis out with 3:36 remaining while leading by 22.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
Luxury retail bounced back quickly because consumers with disposable income were more eager to spend, Lapinsky said.
—Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
This shampoo was formulated to help your hair bounce back from all of the damage it’s gone through.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Wild brown bear populations across Europe have bounced back from the brink of extinction, and animal conservationists are thrilled.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
The slow bounce back post-strike has already impacted small businesses that depend on the steady flow of Hollywood production for revenue, including local prop houses, florists, marketing agencies, drivers and dry cleaners.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The nation ranked 194th bounced back from defeat to Bermuda (171st) in an earlier match, to beat Vanuatu (170th) in a 3-2 thriller.
—Robert Kidd, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
His rant ended up leading to Salesforce stock bouncing back after the call was over.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
The Kings bounced back from a 13-point third quarter to outscore the Nets 18-10 in the fourth before taking Fox and Sabonis out with 3:36 remaining while leading by 22.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
Luxury retail bounced back quickly because consumers with disposable income were more eager to spend, Lapinsky said.
—Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
This shampoo was formulated to help your hair bounce back from all of the damage it’s gone through.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Wild brown bear populations across Europe have bounced back from the brink of extinction, and animal conservationists are thrilled.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
The slow bounce back post-strike has already impacted small businesses that depend on the steady flow of Hollywood production for revenue, including local prop houses, florists, marketing agencies, drivers and dry cleaners.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The nation ranked 194th bounced back from defeat to Bermuda (171st) in an earlier match, to beat Vanuatu (170th) in a 3-2 thriller.
—Robert Kidd, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
His rant ended up leading to Salesforce stock bouncing back after the call was over.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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