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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Sox center fielder Michael A. Taylor made a diving attempt, but the ball bounced into his glove.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
At 6, La Sasso’s drive was heading for the native grasses but hit the cart path and bounced into the fairway.
—Mark Zeigler, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
The ball bounced into the hands of Teddy Lehman, who grabbed the fluttering ball and scored to propel Oklahoma to a 14-3 win.
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—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The bug hit one of the pilings, bounced into the air and dropped to the water.
—Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
At 6, La Sasso’s drive was heading for the native grasses but hit the cart path and bounced into the fairway.
—Mark Zeigler, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
The ball bounced into the hands of Teddy Lehman, who grabbed the fluttering ball and scored to propel Oklahoma to a 14-3 win.
17.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The bug hit one of the pilings, bounced into the air and dropped to the water.
—Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
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“Bounce into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20into. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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