How to Use bounce back in a Sentence

bounce back

phrasal verb
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  • Resilience isn’t simply an ability to bounce back after disappointments or loss, or the ability to adapt to changes big and small.
    — Tovah P. Klein, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Unfortunately, preparing for and bouncing back from storms is a way of life in the Sunshine State.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The ball now bounces back to the 6 God as fans await his next move.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 May 2024
  • The Colonels aim to bounce back from a 66-13 blowout by Cincinnati.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But the Lynx bounced back at state to win for a seventh straight time.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Within weeks, the city had bounced back from that, too.
    — Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The Hawks are an easy pick to bounce back from last year’s 4-7 season.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Will Dallas bounce back after two straight losses to the Saints and the Ravens?
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • But until the rest of the industry bounces back, the wounds could take some time to fully heal.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • The Razorbacks bounced back from a sub-par showing in last week's 38-31 home loss to BYU.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2023
  • In the quest to bounce back, though, airlines have found their hands forced towards their workers.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 May 2024
  • But the ruble has since bounced back and interest rates come down.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Notre Dame wants to bounce back from last weekend's upset.
    — Arika Herron, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Still, the traditional top-down, two-seat sports car has been slow to bounce back.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
  • And Sunday afternoon, the Chiefs try to bounce back from last week’s loss against the suddenly-on-the-rise Raiders.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Left-hander David Peterson bounced back from a rough start and a rough first inning to reach the sixth.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Applebee’s is trying to bounce back from a rough few years.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Next week, the Bills will hope to bounce back against the New York Giants, who have been reeling early this season.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The price offered this year may be reflective of Japan’s bouncing back from the worst of the pandemic.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And for its part, LVMH is sure of its ability to bounce back and keep growing despite the headwinds.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Utah State bounced back from a 20-point loss at Colorado State on Saturday.
    — Carson Hilton, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But Kotsay isn’t too worried about the pair’s ability to bounce back.
    — Haley Smilow, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • In the second half of the 1990s, though, DFW bounced back as a go-to cinema destination.
    — Lisa Laman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The last major sawmills closed three decades ago, and the region never really bounced back.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • The industry will hopefully bounce back by the end of the year, as soon as the world goes back into full production.
    — Hannah Abraham, Deadline, 20 June 2024
  • Plus, the rocket engines must shut off at a precise moment so the craft doesn’t bounce back up off the lunar surface.
    — Popular Science, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Smith and Molina bounced back from rough season debuts.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Jones is beginning to bounce back after a rough start to his Double-A career.
    — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
  • This is a huge wake-up call for a Bears squad that’s looking to bounce back from their disappointing 6-7 season a year ago.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023

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