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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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.
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Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
But the Hurricanes escaped further trouble when Joey Urban — with runners on the corners — bounced into an inning-ending double play.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The header from Andres Perea bounced into the path of Orlando City defender Rodrigo Schlegel, who kicked the ball off a falling Kyle Smith and into the back of the net.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
After situating herself in one of the bedrooms turned dressing rooms, the 27-year-old actress—on a break from filming the fifth and final season of Outer Banks—bounces into the living room wearing an oversize T-shirt and comically large rollers in her hair.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 14 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
But the Hurricanes escaped further trouble when Joey Urban — with runners on the corners — bounced into an inning-ending double play.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The header from Andres Perea bounced into the path of Orlando City defender Rodrigo Schlegel, who kicked the ball off a falling Kyle Smith and into the back of the net.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
After situating herself in one of the bedrooms turned dressing rooms, the 27-year-old actress—on a break from filming the fifth and final season of Outer Banks—bounces into the living room wearing an oversize T-shirt and comically large rollers in her hair.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bounce into
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“Bounce into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20into. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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