bounce back
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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Spurs may have finished in 17th in back-to-back seasons, but the club are feeling the benefit of strong off-the-field revenues as they look to bounce back.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Some oil executives and analysts said oil prices will bounce back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Newcastle hardly had a stellar season themselves - finishing a disappointing 12th place - but the difference is Spurs have greater revenues to fall back on as they try to bounce back come August.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Warsh is stepping into his new role halfway through a year that was supposed to see the housing market bounce back after a sluggish 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
To Pocock, this unflagging resilience—this readiness to bounce back, to keep coming, to persist in the face of resistance—was the magic in cedar, the unseen force that imparted life to the shell.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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