bounce back

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Hiring bounced back in the spring but has cooled in recent months. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Regress on the power play Thatcher Demko isn’t the biggest threat to Vancouver’s ability to finish in 32nd place next season, and neither is an Elias Pettersson bounce back. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

This should provide a quick near-term bounce back to the $590 level and its declining 50-day moving average. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

The Panthers’ defense bounced back, though, in spurts — that included a safety Nick Scott interception on quarterback Trevor Lawrence. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for bounce back

• almanac
• camelback
• cardiac
• carryback
• cluniac
• diamondback
• lumberjack
• maniac
• paperback
• piggyback
• quarterback
• saddleback