bounce into
phrasal verb
bounced into; bouncing into; bounces into
British, informal
: to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it
The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal.
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Mookie Betts bounced into a forceout to end the inning.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Outman was thrown out at the plate on the contact play and, immediately after, Trevor Larnach bounced into an inning-ending double play.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
After all, Ohtani, the NL home run leader with 43, merely bounced into a run-scoring fielder’s choice and Mookie Betts lifted a go-ahead sacrifice fly to center.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The Camaro struck a trailer attached to the bus, causing the bus driver to lose control of the vehicle, which then bounced into a guardrail.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Outman was thrown out at the plate on the contact play and, immediately after, Trevor Larnach bounced into an inning-ending double play.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
After all, Ohtani, the NL home run leader with 43, merely bounced into a run-scoring fielder’s choice and Mookie Betts lifted a go-ahead sacrifice fly to center.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The Camaro struck a trailer attached to the bus, causing the bus driver to lose control of the vehicle, which then bounced into a guardrail.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
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“Bounce into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20into. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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