How to Use bouncer in a Sentence

bouncer

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  • The batter hit a bouncer to the shortstop.
  • Your nose twins are like two bouncers standing in front of a busy nightclub.
    — Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • A few months later, two sisters said they were wrongly imprisoned in the bar by bouncers.
    — Max Londberg, kansascity, 28 June 2018
  • Before things got out of hand, though, a bouncer intervened and threw Farquaad out of the bar.
    — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 29 June 2018
  • Police say two men on a motorcycle were aiming for a bar bouncer who was at the same restaurant.
    — CBS News, 11 July 2018
  • The bouncer is by Parisian baby outfitter Charlie Crane.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2018
  • After Mark Trumbo struck out, Schoop hit a bouncer that glanced off the glove of Bird at first base and into right field.
    — David Ginsburg, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2018
  • Walleye – good and hitting bottom bouncers in 24-35 feet on bottom bounces and crawler harnesses.
    — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 13 June 2018
  • Cain followed with a bouncer up the middle that second baseman Javier Báez fielded, catching Yelich too far off the base.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2018
  • The handsome doorman with a headset serves more as traffic cop than bouncer, funneling in the clusters of boys in an efficient and friendly manner.
    — Brian Sloan, New York Times, 3 July 2018
  • What if Starbucks locations all over Philadelphia used Philly cops like bouncers at nightclubs?
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 18 June 2018
  • Witnesses later said a man, since identified as William Szepi, was trying to help the bouncers who were escorting people out of the tavern.
    — Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 24 June 2018
  • Gunmen on a motorcycle were aiming at a bouncer at a nearby bar, Mexican authorities said.
    — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 11 July 2018
  • Mexican officials said the intended target had been a local bouncer, who was also struck but survived, the AP reported.
    — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 10 July 2018
  • Most of the time, the bouncers kick them out with a sneeze.
    — Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Nir was carried to the beach and the bouncer climbed on top of her.
    — Jason Sheeler, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2020
  • Even some hard-core rock bouncers have made the switch to IFS.
    — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Cruz was working as a bouncer for the bar at the time of the shooting.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Tracy King, a bouncer at the club, was among the 100 people killed in the fire.
    — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Allen followed with his bouncer up the middle, and Yurt made the play of the game.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 28 May 2022
  • Nolan Jones opened the inning with a bouncer to Cordero at first.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 27 July 2022
  • The club’s staff fought back when the youths tried to throw glass bottles at the bouncer and force their way in.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 29 July 2023
  • The driver shouldn’t have to bear the burden of being the bouncer.
    — Karina Elwood, orlandosentinel.com, 26 June 2019
  • There was now a bouncer at the door, checking IDs and a small crowd of people around the bar.
    — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The bouncers locked the doors and rolled down a garage door-style window opening.
    — The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
  • In the fifth, Trent Grisham’s bouncer to first base glanced off the glove of Hoskins for a two-base error.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2022
  • In the video, Kermit stands on the bouncer, hovering over the toy's seat.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Thomspon, whose swing-and-miss rates were a concern in the spring, hit a hard bouncer to third.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Police said Chase punched a bouncer in the face, starting a fight.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2024
  • But the throw to Wong was a bouncer, the ball shooting off his glove to allow a second run to score on the play.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019

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